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A first round of funding resulted in raising $1.3 million in November of 1999. CarrierPoint's first-round investors included, iXL Enterprises (Nasdaq: IIXL), CyberLab Ventures, William E. Simon & Sons, and individual members of Deutche Bank Alex Brown's management team.

A second round of funding totaling $21.9 million closed in May 2000 with investment from Credit Suisse First Boston Affiliate Sprout Group, the venture capital affiliate of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (NYSE:DLJ), and the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund. First-round investors CyberLab Ventures and William E. Simon & Sons also participated in the funding, along with several individual investors, including company management.

 

INVESTORS

CYBERLAB VENTURES, INC. - Formed in early 1999 to service Internet startups in the US, Latin America and Europe, CyberLab Ventures incubates high-potential seed and early-stage Internet technology companies.

CSFB AFFILIATE SPROUT GROUP - Since its founding in 1969, the CSFB Affiliate Sprout Group has helped finance more than 300 companies with combined sales exceeding $40 billion. With offices in Menlo Park, New York, and Chicago, Sprout focuses on helping to grow technology companies in communications, e-commerce and e-healthcare. It stands today as one of the oldest and largest venture capital firms in the US.

UPS STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE FUND - Established in 1997, the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund seeks to invest in new companies that are strategically relevant to its business. The Fund seeks to gain insights into new markets, innovative business models and emerging technologies.

WILLIAM E. SIMON & SONS - William E. Simon & Sons is a private investment firm and merchant bank founded by former United States Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon and his sons, William E. Simon, Jr. and J. Peter Simon. Formed in 1988, our Firm has achieved consistently high returns on equity through creating and executing a set of thoughtfully determined strategies and adhering to a disciplined investment approach.

  • Brian Kinsey, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • John Thomson, CEO, President - CarrierPoint
  • Cliff Isaacson, CTO - CarrierPoint
  • Rakesh Sood, The Sprout Group
  • Alex Rosen, The Sprout Group
  • J. Edward Houston, CyberLab Ventures, Inc.
  • Tycho Howle, Founder and Former CEO, Harbinger Corp.

 

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