Pitango Venture Capital (formerly Polaris originating in Israel), the leading venture capital firm in Israel, has been investing in technology entrepreneurs since 1993. With offices in Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley and London, Pitango currently manages several venture funds totaling over $700 million in committed capital invested in more than 80 companies including AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC), Chromatis (acquired by Lucent), CardGuard (SWX New Market: CARDG), ITXC (NASDAQ: ITXC) and Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR).
Pitango specializes in providing long-term support and value-added services to its portfolio companies, with a focus on seed to late-stage companies in communications, software and Internet infrastructure, semiconductors, medical technology and biotech.