// Investors

MobiTV is a privately-held and venture-backed organization. The company’s lead investors are:

Oak Investment Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm with a total of $8.4 billion in committed capital. The primary investment focus is on high growth opportunities in communications, information technology, Internet, new media, financial services information technology, healthcare services and consumer retail. Over a 28-year history, Oak has achieved a strong track record as a stage-independent investor funding more than 450 companies at key points in their lifecycle. Oak has been involved in the formation of companies, funded spinouts of operating divisions and technology assets, and provided growth equity to mid- and late-stage private businesses and to public companies through PIPE investments.

Redpoint Ventures was founded in 1999 by top partners each from Brentwood Venture Capital and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), two leading venture firms. Redpoint's partners are peers and friends, with years of experience and success in technology investing. Redpoint has an interactive community of entrepreneurs, partners, service firms and industry experts whose combined impact will accelerate the building of companies destined for market leadership.

Sorrento Ventures is a San Diego-based venture capital firm founded in 1985 and committed to providing strategic capital and vision to promising emerging growth companies based in Southern California. Sorrento invests in companies led by experienced management teams that have demonstrated that a large market opportunity exists for their products and services.

Menlo Ventures, since 1976, has helped visionary leaders turn technical innovations into world-class companies. Many of these companies have become leaders in their respective markets, including LSI Logic, UUNET Technologies, Xros, Cyras Systems, Hotmail Corporation, Ascend Communications and Clarify. They currently focus their investments in the areas of communications, software, Internet infrastructure, semiconductors, storage and computer hardware.

Hearst Corporation is one of the nation’s largest diversified media companies. Its major interests include ownership of 12 daily and 31 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, and Albany Times Union; as well as interests in an additional 47 daily and 38 non-daily newspapers owned by MediaNews Group which include the Denver Post and Salt Lake Tribune; nearly 200 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan and O, The Oprah Magazine; 29 television stations through Hearst-Argyle Television (NYSE: HTV) which reach a combined 18% of U.S. viewers; ownership in leading cable networks, including Lifetime, A&E, The History Channel and ESPN; as well as business publishing, including a joint venture interest in Fitch Ratings; Internet businesses, television production, newspaper features distribution and real estate.

Gefinor Ventures is a venture capital firm providing capital, guidance, and strategic support to early stage companies with innovative products and services. With offices in Colorado Springs, Austin, and New York, Gefinor provides the presence and reach of a large organization with a focused entrepreneurial approach.

Adobe Ventures: Driven by an ongoing commitment to encourage innovation, Adobe Systems (Nasdaq: ADBE) continues a long history of investing venture capital in promising private companies. They seek opportunities in which Adobe and innovative entrepreneurs can benefit from a closer relationship. Over the next three to five years, Adobe plans to invest approximately $100 million in companies leveraging Adobe platform technologies, particularly those delivery applications based on Adobe ® Integrated Runtime (AIR TM). Adobe AIR builds on the ubiquitous reach of Adobe Flash®Player and Adobe Reader ® software to create a versatile foundation for capturing and holding audience attention through more active and effective applications and media.


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