More on the Pedigree: A VC friend was at Menlo when ASPT taken public (6.5 - 34 since March, 1999) and reports if Menlo is in it, it's golden... we shall see!
Menlo Ventures
Menlo Ventures is a leading Silicon Valley firm providing long-term capital and management support to early stage and emerging growth companies. Since its founding in 1976, Menlo has organized and managed seven funds with combined investment capital of over $700 million. Menlo has invested in more than 200 exceptional technology-based companies including UUNET (now Worldcom [Nasdaq: WCOM]), Stratacom (now Cisco [Nasdaq: CSCO]), Bay Networks (NYSE: BAY), Ascend Communications (Nasdaq: ASND), Chipcom (now 3Com [Nasdaq: COMS]), Aspect Telecommunications (Nasdaq: ASPT), Octel Communications (now Lucent [NYSE: LU], Infoseek [Nasdaq: SEEK] and Hotmail (now Microsoft [Nasdaq: MSFT]). The firm invests in companies with a combination of excellent management, outstanding products or services, and market opportunities that create the potential for an exceptional rate of return |
