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Rho Ventures V Closes $425 Million Venture Fund
NEW YORK, NY
December 7, 2004
Rho Ventures today announced the final closing of Rho Ventures V,
L.P. with commitments of $425 million. The fund will finance companies
seeking early through expansion stage funding in a broad range of
sectors including communications, healthcare and information technology.
Rho has been an active participant in the U.S. venture capital sector
since its inception in 1981. Venture capital funds under management
currently exceed $1 billion. Rho Ventures IV, its prior fund, had
its final closing in 2001 with $435 million in capital commitments.
Rho Ventures has invested in over 150 venture stage companies and
helped build market leaders across many high growth industries. Previous
investments include Active Power, Capstone Turbine, Ciena Corporation,
Commerce One, Compaq Computer Corporation, Copper Mountain, Inc.,
Diversa Corporation, Human Genome Sciences, Inc., iVillage, Leukosite
(currently part of Millenium Pharmaceuticals), MedImmune, Inc., NitroMed,
Senomyx, Tercica, Tripod (currently part of Lycos) and Vicuron. More
information on Rho can be found at www.rho.com.
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