ProSeed has established partnerships with several organizations around the world.

Avian Securities, Inc. is a Boston-based NASD member firm specializing in brokerage services and information technology research geared towards institutional investors, ranging from very large mutual fund families to smaller more agile hedge funds and cross over funds. Avian strives to assist its clients in their development of a more complete understanding of new trends in the technology marketplace and important strategic changes for more established technology companies. Through unbiased in-depth analysis of end markets and key technologies, Avian provides customers with insightful commentary regarding investment opportunities. Customers of Avian have come to expect relevant individualized responses to their investment needs, and their commitment is to fulfill each request by leveraging market and industry relationships, comprehensive knowledge base, and focused analytical staff. Avian prides themselves on providing customers with excellent execution, timely information flow, and attentive service.

Dexia Ventures is the Private Equity and Venture Capital arm of Dexia.Created in 1996 in view of the introduction of the euro, Dexia is currently unifying its structure to form the first banking group with a truly European identity.

As a precursor of the new European banking sector, the group continues to increase its profitability in conditions of exemplary security that are reflected in its ratings, which are among the highest awarded to listed banks worldwide. The group is active in almost all of the countries of the European Union as well as in the United States and is listed on the Brussels, Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges and ranks in the first third of the Euronext100.

The group totals 348 EUR bln in assets and has a market cap of EUR 20 bln. Year 2000 net income increased by 31.5% to EUR 1 billion. H1/2001 net income rose by 58.4% to EUR 814 mln compared to H1/2000. This policy of vigorous, targeted and profitable growth has enabled Dexia today to be one of the 25 largest market capitalizations in Europe in the field of financial services and to feature in the list of the top 10 of these in terms of growth of EPS.

TrustCapital Partners is an independent investment company, specialized in ‘private equity’, i.e. taking participating interests in unlisted companies.  TrustCapital Partners endeavours to achieve the optimum return on its invested capital. This return consists mainly of capital gains generated by the growth in value of the companies in which TrustCapital Partners invests.  By endeavouring to achieve maximum profitability, TrustCapital builds up a widely diversified portfolio of stakes in various types of companies, at different stages of growth and across a broad range of sectors.

TrustCapital usually participates directly in companies. In addition, it also invests in other investment companies or private equity funds because of their know-how in well-defined foreign markets or specific sectors.

TrustCapital Technology N.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of TrustCapital Partners N.V. (TCP), an independent investment company. TCP focuses on private equity and is listed on the Euronext Brussels.

Mercator Ventures Fund I, LLC was formed in 1998 to make privately-negotiated minority equity and equity-oriented investments in start-up and emerging growth companies in the Northeast United States. The focus of the fund was in emerging technologies, with an emphasis on Internet technologies. The fund is fully invested.

Founded in 1930, Allen & Overy is a premier international law firm with over 390 partners and some 4,600 staff working in 25 major centres world-wide. Allen & Overy provides global capability of effective, co-ordinated and decisive legal advice, extended across three continents.
Allen & Overy were credited in February of this year, by the Legal Business Awards in London for our success in advising on over e 100bn of European telecoms finance deals, being awarded Banking Team of the Year.

Allen & Overy is committed to servicing the needs of the community. The firm’s pro bono and community affairs programme is an integral part of its day-to-day operation. In October 1999, this commitment was recognised when Allen & Overy won a Dragon Award for helping to improve inner city life. The City Firm Award, one of seven Dragon Awards managed by Business in the Community in association with the Corporation of London, was judged by a team including the Lord Mayor of London, Lord Levene, and governor of the Bank of England, Eddie George.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, Seedling Group is the leader in high-impact high-tech retained search. Chuck Ramsey, formerly of Ramsey/Beirne Associates, is the chief investor and board member of the company. Seedling clients include Rocket Software, Cedar Point Communications, AIG Horizon Partners, Dolphin Networks, eMaven and TA Associates.

Based in Massachusetts, Texas, and the greater Virginia/Maryland area, Accelerant’s mission is to accelerate growth and reduce risk in emerging companies. Accelerant provides the critically needed management expertise to develop and implement tactical operating plans, to acquire the necessary capital funding, and to define and secure the necessary management team. They take a “rolled-up shirt sleeves” approach to each and every one of their clients, investing their time wisely and focusing on transferring their management and operating experience so their clients become successful in their own right. The emphasis is on short-term results while positioning clients for long-term success.

With offices in Europe and the US, ABRENA is an international market and business development group that teams with emerging high-technology companies to efficiently grow their businesses. The ABRENA partners, a well-knit group of senior executives with domestic and international experience, takes a “hands-on” approach to achieving business objectives – from developing the business, market, and competitive strategies, to successfully executing marketing and sales plans. ABRENA partners are committed to applying their collective expertise and experience to ensure both the short and the long-term success of its clients.

Sharelink Financial Services Ltd. (SFS) is the leading provider of financial services in Cyprus with a fine reputation of being dynamic and innovative. Established in 1988 as a brokerage and investment consultancy house, Sharelink has greatly broadened its investment horizon and expanded into a financial services group, which consists of a number of subsidiary and associated companies.
The subsidiary companies include Share Link Securities Ltd., AAA United Stockbrokers Ltd., Share Link Asset Management Ltd., SFS Custodian & Trust Services Ltd., Cypensions Ltd., SFS Corporate Analysis Ltd., SFS Corporate Management Ltd., CapitalAsset Link Ltd. and Sharelink Mutual Funds Management Co Ltd. The associated companies are White Knight Holdings Ltd., CyVenture Capital Ltd., Leda Investment Co Ltd., Triena Investments Ltd., Unifast Finance & Investments Ltd., Ellinas Finance Ltd., TFI Ltd., and Dot.Cy Developments Ltd.

Abryl Ltd. was formed in 1996 with a mission to turn good companies into great companies by nurturing entrepreneurs and management, and establishing relationships with industry leaders and the financing community. Abryl provides its “umbrella” services, including business acceleration, management advisory, transaction and idea incubation, as well as matchmaking assistance, to entrepreneurs. In addition Abryl provides a consulting and regulation services to medical devices companies in various levels. Abryl operates its headquarters in Israel with a satellite office operating from New York City (USA). The Team has international, multi-sector expertise and experience and is backed by a vast operational global network.