Ignition, headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., is a venture capital firm designed to fund, mentor and build wireless Internet startup companies. The Ignition team includes former senior executives from McCaw Communications and Microsoft and strategic partners who have revolutionized the Internet, personal computing and wireless industries.

Northwest Venture Associates (NWVA) has $190 million under management and is the largest venture capital fund exclusively invested in Pacific Northwest-based companies. Committed to the fundamentals of smart investing -- people, independent ideas and diverse markets, NWVA has more than 15 years of experience investing in both start-up and mature businesses across several industries.

NWVA leverages deep contacts, and regional and industries expertise to help portfolio companies develop sound business models, recruit key employees, identify strategic partners and arrange additional financing - all on the road to market leadership.

Rally Capital, LLC was formed in early 2005 with a focus on investing in telecommunications companies. Bringing decades of strategic industry experience and relationships, Rally invests in companies with innovative approaches to meet the needs of their customers and service organizations.

Madrona Venture Group is the leading venture capital investor focused on the information technology economy in the Pacific Northwest, one of the world's most dynamic regions for producing early-stage, technology-based ventures. Madrona is focused on technology and software opportunities that leverage the driving forces of the New Economy: Internet, Broadband, Semiconductor and Wireless technologies. Headquartered in Seattle, Madrona manages a $250 million fund that includes early-stage investments including:WildTangent, Nimble Technology and Terabeam. Madrona's investment approach is to take an active lead investor role in early-stage companies with the potential to become market leaders. The firm seeks strong entrepreneurial teams, market-disruptive opportunities and business models that leverage cutting-edge technologies.

SeaPoint Ventures invests in early stage communications companies in the wireless, broadband and network transactional infrastructure sectors. The partnership's strength is derived from the extensive operational and entrepreneurial backgrounds of the individual partners, as well as its strategic affiliations and strong reputation within the venture capital and wireless communications industries. Partners at SeaPoint actively contribute their experience, relationships and ideas to the firm's portfolio companies.

The $500 million Intel Communications Fund, managed by Intel Capital, was established in September 1999 and focuses on accelerating Intel voice and data communications and wireless networking initiatives. The fund targets companies developing basic communications and semiconductor components and boards, real-time operating systems, software tools and utilities, system level hardware and software, and wireless network services and channels. The Intel Communications Fund has made investments in 17 countries on five continents.