We believe both skill sets are critical for investing in earlystage tiny technology companies. Many areas of nanoscience research are indeed too early for venture investors with limited time horizon. NN Typically, what is your contribution to companies with whom you invest? Team Building? Strategic Alliances? Sales? Marketing? Strategic advice? Keep CEO focused? Other? We have focused our value add on deep technology experience in nanotechnology and deep understanding of technology transfer and commercialization. Select quotes NN Overall, what do you like about nano as an investment area?

Coatings for scratch resistant glasses. Norm Wu Managing Director of Alameda Capital.

Many areas of nanoscience research are indeed too early for venture investors with limited time horizon. Molecular electronics. NN Typically, what is your contribution to companies with whom you invest? Team Building? Strategic Alliances? Sales? Marketing? Strategic advice? Keep CEO focused? Other? We have focused our value add on deep technology experience in nanotechnology and deep understanding of technology transfer and commercialization. Technology, Market SizingChannelsPenetration, Ability to scale from proto to product, ability to recruit quality investors, etc. NN In your opinion, what is the single important factor in investing? Entrepreneur? Team? Technology? Market? Investors?

Yet there are many areas where nanotechnology is producing revenues or will be in the short term. Materials basis for all applications development and market sizing, channels, penetration is easiest to model. NN As things stand which nanotechnologies will you likely invest within the next five years, and why?

Smart fabrics. Management teams that have the passion, intelligence and teamwork to realize their vision will find way to evolve their technology and adapt their strategies, plans and organization to make it happen. Norm Wu Managing Director of Silicon Valley Nano Ventures, and Norm Wu of Alameda Capital. We believe both skill sets are critical for investing in earlystage tiny technology companies. However, as the area of nanotechnology matures, believe you can look for our portfolio to evolve towards more integrated nanotechnology solutions. NN Typically, what is your contribution to companies with whom you invest? Team Building? Strategic Alliances? Sales?

NN In your opinion, what is the single important factor in investing? Entrepreneur? Team? Technology? Market? Investors? Other? Definitely team. We dont look for tiny technology companies in certain industry domains, but rather evaluate opportunities as we discover them or are introduced to them.