Cleantech

Managing Director: Steve Eichenlaub

Intel has a long history of commitment to the environment. We have applied technology innovation to drive energy efficiencies within our own products and operations – including establishing Intel® architecture as the intelligent building block for the Smart Grid worldwide, partnering with utilities on Smart Grid pilots and deployment, influencing smart energy policies and standards, and research and development of smart energy technologies. Intel Capital’s Cleantech investments focus on grid infrastructure, home energy management, smart commercial buildings, microgrids, and smart grid optimization. Investment examples include Nexant, Grid Net, and Viridity Energy in the U.S.; Sulfurcell in Germany; KlgSystel in India; and NetPower in China. Representative exits to date include CPower and Arch Rock in the U.S., and Trony Solar in China.

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Computing

Managing Director: Bryan Wolf

The Intel Capital Computing sector focuses on the data center, cloud, embedded, communications, and visual computing market segments. In the data center and cloud arenas, the team drives investments in core hardware and software infrastructure such as servers, storage, information and infrastructure management, virtualization, and security. We also focus on data center facilities, service providers, and innovative cloud services. In the embedded and communications areas, the focus is on enabling innovation in emerging vertical segments such as digital signage, home energy management, in-vehicle infotainment, machine-to-machine, and next generation communications equipment. And in the visual computing arena, the team is looking at investments in core graphics and media processing technologies, as well as services and applications that take advantage of advanced graphics and media processing capabilities integrated into Intel products. The team targets investments at all levels of integration including silicon, software, platforms, and services. Recent additions to the Computing sector portfolio include Joyent, Storage Appliance, United Information Technology, Virtustream, and V-Sync. Successful exits include Accertify, LogMeIn, and Mellanox Technologies.

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Consumer Internet

Managing Director: Mike Buckley

As part of its global and stage agnostic focus, Intel Capital seeks to invest in disruptive companies with high potential to achieve outstanding financial returns and to impact significantly Intel's ecosystem. Intel Capital's Consumer Internet team focuses on investments in such companies that are innovating web-based applications and services as well as the related enabling infrastructure. The team's areas of focus include connected mobile applications and services, social media, online commerce, and other consumer-facing solutions as well as the enabling tools and infrastructure such as online payments, advertising platforms and networks and location awareness. Examples of US-based portfolio companies include Open Feint, Betaworks, Digital Chocolate, YuMe, and Skyhook. The team is also actively investing in companies in emerging markets. Examples of such portfolio companies include iFeng (Phoenix New Media) and OkayBuy in China, July Systems and Yatra in India, Vostu and BooBox in Brazil and Nokta in Turkey. Successful exits include CircleLending and Delve.

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Digital Home and Digital Media

Managing Director: Marc S. Yi

Intel Capital’s Digital Home and media team works closely with Intel’s Digital Home group to drive its SmartTV initiative. Our goal is to accelerate the adoption of SmartTV by creating a vibrant ecosystem that includes home networking silicon, platform software, connected devices, and services. We are particularly interested in TV platforms operating systems, TV apps, SocialTV, and various video and content services including gaming, advertising, and audience measurement. In addition, we work closely with other consumer-facing business units to drive cross-platform based digital media and entertainment investments. Our recent investments include BlackArrow, Digital Chocolate, Exent Technologies, iControl Networks, Kabam, Kaltura, Transgaming, UIEvolution, Videon Central, Verismo Networks, and YuMe, Inc. Successful exits in this sector include Entropic, Omneon, Pure Networks, and Gteko.

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Manufacturing and Memory

Managing Director: Keith R. Larson

The Manufacturing and Memory sector supports investments relating to a variety of Intel’s business divisions, including the Technology and Manufacturing Group and NAND Solution Group. In manufacturing, we are looking for innovative companies developing and/or manufacturing semiconductor process equipment (including lithography tools and sub-suppliers), process materials and consumables, packaging solutions, test equipment and consumables, and electronic design automation (EDA) tools and IP. Areas of memory focus include new disruptive memory technologies; solid-state storage devices and appliances, other new devices and applications using non-volatile memory; and complementary chips, such as memory controllers. Representative recent investments include Gudeng Precision, Skymedi, Crossing Automation (acquirer of Asyst), Astria (also known as Microprobe), ASMI, Jordon Valley, Anobit Technologies, Ciranova, Lilliputian Systems, NexPlanar, Tela Technologies, Miasole, and Voltaix. Some of our past successes include Nikon, Lotes Company, ALIS (sold to Zeiss), Clearshape Technologies, Micronic Laser, and Archpro, as well as Elpida and Powertech Technologies in the memory ecosystem.

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Mobility

Managing Director: David P. Flanagan

Intel Capital’s Mobility sector is responsible for investing in support of Intel’s mobile initiatives and mobile platforms, including notebook, netbook, handset, and tablet businesses. Areas of particular focus include mobile graphics, imaging, and video capabilities. We are also interested in critical wireless communication technologies spanning WPAN (wireless personal area network, including WiFi, BT, and NFC) to wireless WWAN (wireless wide area technologies, including 3G/HSPA, 4G/LTE, and WiMax). Other areas of investment focus include mobile content and services (mobile payment and mobile advertising) and SoC (system on a chip) technologies in support of Intel® Atom™ microarchitecture. Recent investments include Borqs (Adnroid integration), SecureKey (secure payment service/NFC), InVisage Technolgies (image CMOS).

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Software and Services

Managing Director: Lisa M Lambert

The Software and Services sector supports the strategic objectives of Intel’s Software & Service Group, including establishing MeeGo* and the Intel AppUp℠ center as the open platform for Intel®-based mobile devices; expanding Intel’s premier developer program in strategic areas, such as cloud computing; enabling global developers to build compelling applications on Intel platforms; and delivering revenue growth to Intel in strategic areas, such as McAfee* security, visual computing, and the mobile Internet. The sector also supports Intel’s merger and acquisition efforts in software and services. We focus on enabling the computing continuum and driving equity investments in disruptive technologies, such as embedded software supporting WindRiver*, big data, and immersive media. Specific areas of investment include machine-to-machine software, cloud computing, mobile software, security software, open source software, high performance computing, virtualization, Internet services, clean technology software, and enterprise applications. Successful investment examples include Joyent, Kabam, Endeca, X+1, Gaikai, OpenFeint, and Perceptive Pixel in the U.S.; Certisign in Latin America; Brainlab, Clear2Pay, and Rock Flow Dynamics in Europe; and Neusoft, Netposa, Enjoyor, SUPCON, and IndiaMart in Asia. Representative exits include VMware (IPO), Financial Engines (IPO), Kingsoft (IPO), Enjoyor (IPO), Tobesoft (IPO), MySQL (acquired by Sun), Accertify (acquired by AMEX), Jajah (acquired by Telefonica), JBoss (acquired by Red Hat), and DATAllegro (acquired by Microsoft).

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