Cyril Bertrand

DVC Deutsche Venture Capital (DVC) is an independent venture capital firm focused on science-based sectors. DVC was established in 1998 and is based in Munich. The firm operates in partnership with Deutsche Bank AG (FR: DBK; NYSE: DB).

Powerlase Ltd. is an innovative, independent, high power laser company, focused on powerful nanosecond Q-switched Diode Pumped Solid State lasers developed for industrial applications primarily for use in the materials processing and microelectronics markets. Powerlase Ltd. works with world leading technology partners to successfully address the needs of next generation lithography in the microelectronics industry via the production of Laser Produced Plasmas (LPP) and Discharge Produced Plasmas (DPP), for the production of Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV) light. Customer-focused, with in-depth knowledge of applications providing solutions for materials processing, Powerlase enjoys significant expertise in designing and developing dynamic applications for flat panel displays, solar cell, microelectronics, automotive, machine tool, aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets. Currently enjoying 233% year-on-year growth, Powerlase Ltd. has significantly expanded its manufacturing capacity and global customer service capability in order to maintain the world class service and support its growing number of clients enjoy. Powerlase Ltd. was listed as the fifth fastest growing venture capital backed company in the UK in April 2006.

Apertio Ltd. provides subscriber-centric networks for mobile, fixed and converged telecommunications operators. Its software application suite, Apertio One, delivers a single, open, subscriber-centric architecture for current and new generation networks. The company was founded by Paul J. Magelli Jr., Geoffrey Phillips, Kevin Wakefield, Paul Donnelly, Wallace P. Ascham and Michael Welbourne in 2002 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

XAnge Private Equity SA (XAnge Private Equity) is a private equity portfolio management firm which was created in 2003 by La Poste and ABN AMRO and is headquartered in France.

Panoratio Database Images GmbH engages in the development of software for the interpretation and analysis of data structures. The company was founded by Michael Haft and Reimar Hofmann in 2003 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

VisionOSS Ltd. develops solutions for businesses with IP telephony and unified communications requirements. It provides web-based administration, lifecycle and service management, business process orchestration, data abstraction, and communication architecture technologies. The company was founded by Stefan Peters, Ian Middleton, Derek Lipscombe, Christopher May and Henry Barton on March 19, 2003 and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

Volubill SA provides policy management, policy enforcement, and charging solutions to telecommunications service providers. The company's solutions include WiMAX, for policy management and real-time convergent billing capabilities; Edge Offload, for bandwidth and latency improvements; M2M Value Chain, a two-way communication channel set up between machines which are networked using wireless, wired or a hybrid network for remote monitoring, management, or marketing; and, Bill Shock Management, for informing the subscribers the cost of using data services on their network. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Meylan, France.

VISIONOSS, Inc. provides service delivery and management software. Its products includes VOSS-4-UC, M2UC, and VOSS Assurance. The company was founded by Henry Barton, Christopher May, Stefan Peters, Ian Middleton and Derek Lipscombe in 2003 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.