$35M sweet spot round size
Most of their 19 investments are in rounds between $30M and $50M
1999
NeoPhotonics raised $35M on June 18, 2002
Investors: Venrock, RockPort Capital, IVP, Siparex and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC
Undisclosed raised $40M on January 2, 2002
Investors: Credit Suisse First Boston, J.P. Morgan, VW Ventures and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC
Undisclosed raised $53M on November 5, 2001
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Morgan Keegan & Company, Juniper Networks and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC
Undisclosed raised $5M on October 17, 2001
Investors: AMC Capital Advisors and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC
Luxn Inc raised $55M on April 9, 2001
Investors: W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Mitsubishi Corporation, Wheatley Partners, Menlo Ventures and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC
Undisclosed raised $65M on March 5, 2001
Investors: Communication Ventures - Embrace Mobile, Silver Creek Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Piper Jaffray, Lightspeed Venture Partners, JAFCO Asia and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC
Undisclosed raised $30M on February 7, 2001
Investors: Mayfield Fund and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC
Undisclosed raised $40M on November 13, 2000
Investors: DYNAFUND VENTURES, L.L.C., Wasserstein Debt Opportunities, pyramid technology ventures, Crown Advisors, Vanguard Ventures, Intel Capital and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC
Pluris Valuation Advisors LLC raised $100M on November 9, 2000
Investors: Communication Ventures - Embrace Mobile, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Deutsche Bank, Crescendo Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC
Xencor raised $50M on November 1, 2000
Investors: Stafford Capital Partners, Moore Capital Management and Sands Brothers Asset Management, LLC