Investors

Paratek's investor partners are among the nation's top entrepreneurial equity capital firms. With expertise in building, financing and marketing proven and innovative new technology businesses, Paratek's investors strengthen the company's management resources and provide a competitive market edge.

	Polaris Venture Partners Established in 1996, with offices in Waltham and Seattle, Polaris has over $3 billion under management. Polaris Venture Partners have helped build numerous market leading companies, including Accordant Health Services, Advanced Inhalation Research, Akamai Technologies, Allaire, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, American Superconductor, Aspect Medical Systems, Avici Systems, Centra Software, Classifieds2000, deCODE genetics, Exchange.com, Matrics, Microbia, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Paradigm Genetics, Powersoft, PSCI, SolidWorks and TransForm Pharmaceuticals. For more information, visit www.polarisventures.com
	Morgenthaler Ventures Morgenthaler Ventures is a leading venture capital firm celebrating its 35th year of assisting outstanding entrepreneurs in building world-class companies. The firm’s venture capital practice is based in Menlo Park, CA., with offices in Boulder, Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, and Princeton. Morgenthaler focuses on communications, information technology and life-sciences investments. It has funded more than 200 companies since its inception. Morgenthaler-backed companies include Apple Computer, Synopsys, Atria Software, Premisys, Verifone, Vical Therapeutics, and more recently Catena and NexTag. The firm currently has a total of $2 billion under management. Morgenthaler can be found at www.morgenthaler.com
	Novak Biddle Venture Partners   Novak Biddle Venture Partners is a leading early stage venture firm focused on investments in the mid-Atlantic and Eastern United States. Novak Biddle provides equity financing and assistance to the management of young information technology companies, and seeks business situations where the combination of ideas, dollars, experience, and relationships can create long term, sustainable value. A sampling of companies funded by Novak Biddle include: Matrics, Blackboard, Paratek Microwave, Inc., NEW Customer Service Companies, and Object Video. For more information, visit www.novakbiddle.com
	Investor AB Investor AB of Sweden participated in the offering through Investor Growth Capital, Inc., its healthcare, information technology and telecommunications private equity and venture capital investment group. Investor AB is a long-term active shareholder in a number of global companies, such as Ericsson and AstraZeneca. Investor AB has approximately $12 billion in total assets and over $3 billion in assets under management in Investor's global private equity operations in New York, Palo Alto, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.investorab.com
	ABS Ventures ABS Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on software and communications investment opportunities. Since 1981, the firm has helped talented management teams build industry leading companies through its contribution of financial, strategic, technical and operational resources. For more information, visit www.absventures.com
	STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutins across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions ST at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology, Integrated Passive and Active Devices (IPAD) and its products play a key role in enabling today’s convergence markets. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com
	S-Group Capital Management S-Group Capital Management (SGCM) is a private equity & venture capital management company based in Moscow, Russia. The main benefactor of the company is Alexei Mordashov, the key shareholder and CEO of multinational steel company Severstal. SGCM currently manages two investment funds which focus on (i) tourism and related services worldwide, specializing on Russia and the CIS; (ii) financial services sectors; and (iii) venture capital investments in companies with high growth potential, mainly in new technologies. S-Group Capital Management has investments in Russia, the CIS, Europe, and North America. For more information, visit www.sgcm.ru
	Grande Ventures Grande Ventures, LLC is a venture capital firm committed to the transformation of ideas into successful enterprises. We partner with entrepreneurs, as well as other venture firms, to develop and implement strategies to overcome the challenges to successful entry into the marketplace. We are invested with our entrepreneurs and share in the fortunes of the business. We support our companies by providing expertise across a wide range of technology areas and business functions as we work to convert our entrepreneur's vision and passion into a successful enterprise. Grande Venture’s general partner is Dr. David Huber, founder of Ciena Corporation and Corvis Corporation. For more information, visit www.grandeventures.com
	New Markets Venture Partners New Markets Venture Partners is a leading early stage venture capital fund in the Mid Atlantic Region. The firm actively assists in building successful companies, and syndicate deals with the region's top venture funds. The New Markets Growth Fund team has a combined 60 years of investment experience, has invested in over 50 venture backed companies, and has founded and served as CEO of a highly successful public company. The firm prides itself on being entrepreneur-friendly investors, and they work to add value before, during and after the investment process. For more information, visit http://www.newmarketsvp.com/
	In-Q-Tel In-Q-Tel is the independent, not-for-profit strategic investment firm that identifies, advances, and delivers innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the CIA and the broader Intelligence Community. Established by the CIA in 1999 as a private, independent organization, In-Q-Tel engages with entrepreneurs, growth companies, researchers, and investors to deliver technologies that provide superior capabilities and works closely with federal agencies to facilitate the testing, evaluation, piloting and adoption of new technologies. Headquartered in Arlington, Va., In-Q-Tel focuses on several broad, commercial technology areas: application software and analytics; bio, nano, and chemical technologies; communications and infrastructure; digital identity and security; and embedded systems and power. Now in a milestone tenth year of operation, In-Q-Tel has invested in more than 125 companies and delivered more than 140 technology solutions to the intelligence community. For details, please visit www.iqt.org