Welcome to ETP
Edelson Technology Partners is a unique venture capital partnership that provides strategic assistance to major multinational corporations and CEOs involved in a wide variety of business endeavors. The common theme of the corporate partners is that all are dependent on technology to maintain their leadership. The corporate partners operate symbiotically with the General Partner and in harmony with each other. Located in Bergen County, New Jersey, 30 minutes from New York City, ETP manages more than $150 million in venture capital. ETP invests mostly in the U.S., but also in Europe, Asia, and Canada.
In 1984, Edelson Technology Partners was formed with corporate investments from AT&T and Viacom. A year later, 3M became the third corporate limited partner. In 1988, ETP II was formed with investments by the three original corporate partners and Cincinnati Bell, Ford Motor Company, and Combustion Engineering (now Asea Brown Boveri). In the 1990's, ETP III and Edelson IV were formed with investments from AT&T, Ford Motor Company, 3M, Colgate-Palmolive, Reed Elsevier, UPS, Imation, Harbourvest, Wellcome Trust and several current and former CEOs.
By investing corporate funds rather than pension funds, the corporate partners have signified that their investments are for strategic purposes. In this regard, the General Partner provides the limited partners with a variety of investment banking services in addition to the so called window on technology. When appropriate, portfolio companies are introduced to the corporate partners for potential business liaisons or mergers. Numerous relationships have been established between ETP portfolio companies and the ETP corporate partners.
ETP operates as an independent entity. All decisions by the Partnership are made autonomously by the General Partner.