CALIFORNIA CAPITAL PARTNERS

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Company Backgrounder

California Capital Partners, LLC (“CalCap”) manages venture capital funds focused on small- to medium-sized businesses with high growth potential. In addition to funding rapidly growing companies in technology, life sciences, and other targeted industries, CalCap provides several differentiators for investors and target investment businesses. CalCap’s leadership consists of three venture capitalists who have a cumulative 75 years of senior management and investment experience. These managers have a long association with each other and have completed over 300 capital investments, managed funds totaling over $2 billion in transactions over the past 20 years, and consistently produced returns in the top decile of their industry.

CalCap generally invests in product-stage companies with revenues or near term revenue potential. The common bond between the CalCap Managing Directors is the persistent desire to build successful businesses and help skilled, dynamic entrepreneurs.

Value Added to Portfolio Companies

CalCap routinely provides support and assistance to the management of its portfolio companies. The managers actively participate on the Board of Directors and fulfill many other roles such as strategic introductions through U.S. and international networks, assistance in the selection of key personnel, contribution to growth and financial strategy development, and assistance with additional capital raising, M&A, and IPOs.

Geography

The company’s investment activities are located strategically in the major markets for technology and life sciences companies – Los Angeles, Toronto, Silicon Valley, San Diego, New York and Vancouver. This geographic advantage facilitates deal flow and ensures that the majority of portfolio companies are within close contact of a CalCap partner. Also, by balancing several growth sectors in geographically-distinct markets, CalCap opportunistically selects the most attractive deals available.

Managing Directors

Mark Mansfield

Mark Mansfield offers extensive hands-on experience in company start-ups, expansions, workouts and investment banking transactions. He successfully co-founded a boutique investment bank, which was subsequently purchased by E*OFFERING, the investment bank of E*TRADE Corp. In the capacity of the bank’s President, he actively oversaw sales and trading as well as a broad portfolio of investment companies for which over $100 million in equity financing was secured. Most recently he has led strategic planning workshops throughout the world and has been recruited as a turnaround manager overseeing exits for venture backed start-ups.

John R. Nelson
John is a former Managing Partner of multiple venture funds including Gatekeeper International Funds, Ventana Technology Gateway Fund, and Venture Management Group. He also is a Venture Partner with Shepherd Ventures and Vangel Capital. Previously, John was the North American Investment Director for the Ministry of Treasury of Australia and the CEO of several successful turnarounds. John’s areas of focus include IT, computer science, economics, life sciences, and Asia.

Philip B. Smith
Philip has nearly 40 years of legacy as a venture capital veteran. He was the founder and first CEO of Citibank Venture Capital, a Managing Partner of three venture funds (Utech, Terra Nova, and Allegra Partners), and founder of two boutique investment banks. Philip’s areas of focus include Wall Street, IT, and life sciences.