Sequoia Capital

Francisco Partners enjoys a preferred, long-term relationship with Sequoia Capital, one of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capital firms. Sequoia Capital provides a proprietary source of investment ideas and strategic counsel, including highly informed insights on emerging and leading-edge technologies and industries. Sequoia Capital has also provided Francisco Partners with access to its substantial network of current and former portfolio companies, as well as its long-standing technology industry relationships.

Established in 1972, Sequoia Capital has provided early stage capital to more than 350 technology companies, including 3Com, Apple, Cisco, Electronic Arts, Google, Linear Technology, LSI Logic, Network Appliance, Oracle, Yahoo! and YouTube.

More information on Sequoia Capital can be found at: www.sequoiacap.com.