Internet Capital Group, Inc. (ICGE 'stable' at a glance)
[Source:SEC S1)
Rob:
In case you are interested these (in bold) are the current B-2B eCommerce companies in ICGE's portfolio.
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Internet Capital Group is an Internet holding company primarily engaged in managing and operating a network of business-to-business, or B2B, e-commerce companies. Our goal is to become the premier B2B e-commerce company by establishing an e-commerce presence in major segments of the economy. We believe that our sole focus on the B2B e-commerce industry allows us to capitalize rapidly on new opportunities and to attract and develop leading B2B e-commerce companies. As of April 30, 1999, we owned interests in 29 B2B e- commerce companies which we refer to as our Partner Companies.
Our operating strategy is to integrate our Partner Companies into a collaborative network that leverages our collective knowledge and resources. Acting as a long-term partner, we use these collective resources to actively develop the business strategies, operations and management teams of our Partner Companies. Our resources include the experience, industry relationships and specific expertise of our management team, our Partner Companies and our Advisory Board. Currently, our Advisory Board consists of individuals with executive-level experience in general management, sales and marketing and information technology at such leading companies as Cisco Systems, Coca-Cola Company, Exodus Communications, IBM, MasterCard, Merrill Lynch and Microsoft. We believe that building successful B2B e-commerce companies enhances the ability of our collaborative network to facilitate innovation and growth among our Partner Companies.
The substantial growth in B2B e-commerce creates tremendous market opportunities for new emerging companies. International Data Corporation estimates that the B2B e-commerce market will grow from $35 billion in 1998 to more than $1.1 trillion by 2003. We focus on two types of B2B e-commerce companies, which we call market makers and infrastructure service providers.
. Market makers bring buyers and sellers together by creating Internet-based markets for the exchange of goods, services and information.Market makers enable more effective and lower cost commerce for traditional businesses by providing access through the Internet to a broader range of buyers and sellers. Market makers typically operate in a specific industry and tailor their business models to match a target market's distinct characteristics. Our Partner Company network currently includes significant interests in 13 market makers:
Arbinet, BidCom, Collabria, CommerX, ComputerJobs.com, Deja.com, e-Chemicals, Internet Commerce Systems, ONVIA.com, PlanSponsor Exchange, RapidAutoNet, Universal Access and VerticalNet.
. Infrastructure service providers sell software and services to businesses engaged in e-commerce. Many businesses need assistance in designing business practices to take advantage of the Internet and in building and managing the technological infrastructure needed to support B2B e-commerce. Our Partner Company network currently includes significant interests in 16 infrastructure service providers:
Benchmarking Partners, Blackboard, Breakaway Solutions, ClearCommerce,Context Integration, Entegrity Solutions, LinkShare, MessageQuest,PrivaSeek, SageMaker, ServiceSoft, Sky Alland Marketing, SMART Technologies, Syncra Software, US Interactive and Vivant!.
We have grown rapidly since our inception in 1996. In 1998, we added twelve 2B e-commerce companies to our network and from the beginning of 1999 to April 30, 1999, we added eight B2B e-commerce companies to our network.
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