Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Venture Capital Fund |
Industries | Other |
Stages | Seed, Startup, Early Stage |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom • Canada • Germany • India • France • South Africa • China • Switzerland • Netherlands • Singapore • Hong Kong • Israel • Taiwan • Brazil • Colombia • Latin America • Belgium • Austria • Europe • Hungary • Korea • Asia • Ireland • Chile • Czech Republic • Philippines • Malaysia • Indonesia |
Lambda Fund Management, Inc., trading as Quest Venture Partners, is situated in the heart of Silicon Valley at 540 Cowper St., Suite 201, Palo Alto, California. They concentrate on equity investments in seed, startup, and early-stage companies across various sectors. Their investment thesis revolves around supporting entrepreneurial spirit and helping early stage companies navigate their initial growth phases. They typically step in as the first institutional investor, committing between $100k and $1.5mm, with a preference for investments around $500k. Quest Venture Partners has expertise in several areas, including automotive transportation, procurement, corporate strategy, and implementing turnaround activities. Additionally, their specialities lie in new digital media, mobile technology, and video. Their portfolio includes innovative companies like Neurable, which is developing non-invasive brain-computer interfaces, and dataPlor, as well as Amplitude, a platform for product intelligence analytics. Quest Venture Partners promotes the belief that the right team of individuals can achieve magnificent results and assists these early-stage companies in finding their path to success. The managing partners, Andrew Ogawa, Maarten t Hooft, and Marcus Ogawa, are veterans with substantial industry experience, ranging from automotive with Daimler AG to technology with Google's Android team. With this blend of experience and dedication to startups, Quest Venture Partners is not just about capital but also guidance, strategy, and ultimately, the right timing for growth and success. Through their work with Portfolio companies, they provide close collaboration with management teams, serving on the board of directors or as board advisers/observers for many of their investments.