Bay Partners - Investment focus: majority of initial investments come in the first or second rounds in information technology, with reserves held for follow-on rounds

Battery Ventures - Investment focus: early emerging companies in the communications and software technology markets in the U.S. and abroad

The Cambria Group - Investment focus: small and mid-sized sound businesses with established operating histories across a wide range of industries and geographies

Vulcan Ventures (Paul Allen) - Investment focus: established, operating businesses that are involved in new media

Canaan Partners - Investment focus: capital for growth across all industry sections -- information technology, healthcare and medical and otherwise -- at any stage of development, from early through expansion stage

Advantage Capital Partners - Investment focus: venture capital and mezzanine investments in communications, information technology, health care/life sciences, special situations/regional opportunities, recapitalizations and management buyouts

Dakota Capital Partners, L.L.C. - Dakota Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm established in 1995 to make investments in growing companies across a diverse set of industries. Maximum investment is about $20 million.

Hudson Ventures - Investment focus: early-stages to allow companies to diversify, revamp or expand operations

AngelMoney.com - Focus: group of angels investing $50K to $500K in selected start-up and early-stage technology companies.

VenGlobal Capital Fund, L.P. - Targets investments in early-stage companies with a focus on software and communications.

NewGothamVC - A New York-based venture capital firm investing in communications and technology companies that are also located in New York.

Exponential Business Development Center - Focusing on start-up companies in Upstate New York.

North Ranch Financial - Venture capital company focusing on seed stage through pre-IPO stage companies. Site includes content for industry experts and entrepreneurs.

GlobalMB - Investment focus: growth capital to emerging companies.

Venturehouse Group - Investment focus: technology businesses at the very earliest stages of their development.

VCfirm.com - A seed and early stage investment firm specializing in e-commerce businesses which target the Asian market.

Boulder Ventures Limited - Investment focus: start-up, early stage and emerging-growth companies.

US Global - project development and finance firm, focused on enterprises with a high return potential in a variety of industries.

iBelay Venture Capital - iBelay Venture Capital funds start-up companies in the seed stage.

The Genesis Group - Focus: venture capital, private placements, consulting and financial advisory services to emerging growth companies.

The Net Tank - Provides startup, seed and mid-round venture capital funding.

M Group - Investment focus: new product launches, growth-oriented infrastructure or marketing development for Internet, technology and software companies.

Lovett Miller - Investment focus: early-stage, growth capital and growth buy-outs for companies that reduce business transaction costs while enhancing customer service.

Adams Capital Management - Investment focus: companies in the information technology, telecommunications and medical equipment industries that have experienced or are now experiencing significant discontinuities.

Brook Venture Fund - Investment focus: early expansion stage companies already generating revenues.

Gamma Investors - Focus: assists early and middle-stage businesses by providing capital, strategic investor relationships and know-how.

EDGAR SEC Filing and Upload Processing - Focus: Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR format and upload processing.

Odin Capital Group - Investment focus: early and middle-stage companies engaged in information services, niche financial services and e-commerce.

EdTech Ventures - Focus: branding, marketing, finance, business development and product positioning, capital acquisition, troubled business rescue and merger or acquisition.

Xyte - Focus: capitalize on technology-based ideas, products and resources to maximize return on investment.

beforethefunding.com - Focus: help start-ups gain visibility, prepare for investor meetings and the capital-raising process and get the companies off the ground.

Skyblaze Ventures, LLC - This VC firm seeks to play a role in the next generation of the Internet. It has funded well-known companies.

FoundryOne - Focus: accelerates building new businesses for Global 5000 corporations.

Edward G. Jones & Company - Focus: help early-stage technology companies focus on finance, operations and the business plan to attract investment partners.

Venture Funding Group - Focus: capital formation services utilizing Private Placement Memorandums offering a full line of services for businesses seeking capital.

Petro International - This company provides various financial services, one of which is debt and equity financing for businesses.

Pre-IPO Financial Group - Focus: register for information on pre-IPO opportunities.

Silicon Pastures - Focus: a premier local network of investors and strategic partners for emerging businesses based in Milwaukee, WI.

Cape Ann Partners - Focus: provides strategic guidance and investment capital to web-based ventures.

RAIN Street - Focus: Regional Angel Investor Network (RAIN) funds are a vehicle for accredited investors to pool funds and become involved with local companies.

The Mulsanne Group - Focus: business development, proof of concept, market validation and sources of capital to companies with a product or service that have passed their first round of funding.

A Big Corporation - Focus: relationships and strategy to increase your chance of acquiring capital.

Air Liquide Ventures - Focus: financing for start-ups and emerging growth companies that create new information technology services for the European industrial and healthcare markets.

Sherwood Financial - Focus: seeking early stage business opportunities with exceptional management in a highly profitable market niche.

Capital Investment Review - Focus: helps venture capital investors review potential investment opportunities.

Fulcrum Investments - Focus: private early stage venture fund providing seed and first round financing for socially responsible startup and emerging companies.

Sunriver Financial - Focus: private equity investor firm targeting well-managed, profit-driven companies with significant competitive, proprietary advantages.