Investors

Testimony to our leadership and continuous growth, hiSoft has received investments from some of the industries most respected VCs. Have a quick read to learn a little about the companies who have invested in us, and see what they have to say about hiSoft.

Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures

Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures is a global venture capital firm, with offices in Silicon Valley, Asia, and Europe. Founded in 1999, to take advantage of the growing trend towards the globalization of technology, DFJ ePlanet, with over $650 million under management, as the first fund, seeks to provide superior returns to its investors through its investments in information technology and medical device start-ups in Asia, Europe and U.S. Our investments are currently focused primarily on wireless, semiconductor, consumer Internet, life sciences, VOIP, broadband and other emerging services sectors.

Granite Global Ventures

Founded with Venrock Associates, Granite Global Ventures is an expansion stage venture capital firm focused on information technology and healthcare investments. Granite Global Ventures works with entrepreneurial companies that have completed product development and have established customer relationships but are seeking growth capital to expand their businesses. With offices in The Silicon Valley, Shanghai and Singapore, the Granite Global Ventures team meets the needs of expansion stage companies with its highly relevant skills in business development, its ability to help companies expand globally, and the team's public markets experience, which is leveraged in preparing portfolio companies for the public markets.

GE Commercial Finance

GE Commercial Finance is one of General Electric's largest "growth engines." With lending products, growth capital, revolving lines of credit, equipment leasing of every kind, cash flow programs, asset financing, and more, GE Commercial Finance plays a key role for client businesses in over 35 countries. The industries served include healthcare, manufacturing, fleet management, communications, construction, energy, aviation, infrastructure and equipment, as well as many others. GE Commercial Finance has assets of over US$310 billion.

GE Equity is part of GE Commercial Finance and is GE's global private equity team. It works closely with GE's operating businesses in the industrial, infrastructure, media, healthcare and financial services sectors to capitalize on the private equity investment opportunities presented to and identified by GE. We take minority ownership positions in established companies with high growth potential and seek to leverage GE's commercial network, industry expertise and operational best practices for the benefit of our portfolio companies. The team has invested in over 1,000 companies and LP funds since 1995.

IFC

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a private sector lending arm of the World Bank Group, providing financial services to businesses investing in the developing world.

It has worked with nearly 2000 companies in 129 countries since its inception in 1956. IFC is the largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing for private sector projects in the developing world.

IFC has an especially strong capacity to promote economic development by encouraging the growth of productive enterprise and efficient capital markets in its member countries. In this context, the advisory work with governments helps create conditions that stimulate the flow of both domestic and foreign private savings and investment.

With its record of success and special standing as a multilateral institution, IFC acts as a catalyst for private investment. Its participation in a project enhances investor confidence and attracts other lenders and shareholders.

Intel Capital

Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment program, is one of the largest global corporate venture programs investing in the technology segment. Its mission is to make and manage financially attractive investments that support Intel's strategic objectives. With an overall strategy to stimulate advances in computing and communications, the Intel Capital team seeks out and invests in promising companies worldwide working together to establish new and innovative technologies, develop industry standard solutions, drive global Internet growth, enable new usage models, and advance the computing and communications platforms.

JAFCO Asia offers in-depth local knowledge in the Asia Pacific region. To-date, it has invested over US$600 million in 240 companies in 13 countries with over 140 divestments. In the last two years, JAFCO Asia has shifted its focus entirely to technology investments. JAFCO Asia is the pre-eminent venture capital firm in the region.

The Greater China Trust managed by Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK) Capital, Limited

Managed by Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK) Capital Limited, the Greater China Trust focus on investing in private companies in diversified sectors at the expansion and pre-IPO stages in the Greater China region.

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK) Capital Limited is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd, one of the largest securities companies in Japan with more than 100 branches and is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the largest financial institution in Japan. It has a global network with affiliates in New York, London, Zurich, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, and Shanghai.

Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia Limited ("SCEA")

SCEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation ("Sumitomo"), one of the big-five multinational conglomerates in Japan, with business and investment covering metals, transportation/construction, machinery/electric, electronics/media, chemical, natural resources/energy, consumer goods/services, real estate/materials and financial/logistics services.

SCEA is the Asian private equity arm of Sumitomo investing in quality companies in Asia (except Japan). Since its inception in 2002, SCEA has invested over 15 high growth companies in China and the Asia Region (Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore), targeting both high-tech and traditional industries. Our investment strategy is to help the growth and expansion of our portfolio companies by seeking all possible synergies with Sumitomo's global business/trade network which covers almost all industries in the world.