Founded in 1995, OneLiberty has invested in over 80 ventures, and in the process quickly established itself as a prolific early stage investor. The firm has approximately $150 million in investment capital under management. Investment strategy: sticking to the early stage OneLiberty Ventures is an early stage investor, which in the firm's view means infusing capital at the concept or product development stages. Generally, 50 percent of the firm's investments will go to companies in the first round; 20 percent will go to companies ready for second round financing. These investments generally range from $1 to $3 million. The remaining 30 percent of investments are covered by the firm's Entrepreneur Partner Program, which distributes sums from $100,000 to $300,000 to entrepreneurs with untested concepts. OneLiberty describes the Entrepreneur Partner Program as a process of "thrashing out ideas with [the entrepreneur] to crystallize subtle insights into a powerful vision."

Three's the magic number

OneLiberty invests in three areas: information technology, medical technology and telecommunications. The company's IT portfolio includes net.Genesis, a producer of web site analysis software, NovaSoft Systems, a maker of Java-based document management software, E-Dialog, an e-mail direct marketing service and Access Media, a consumer Internet magazine. In the medical technology area, OneLiberty has invested in Alere Technology, Sage Medical Institute, and Aspect Medical Systems Inc. Finally, in telecommunications, OneLiberty has funded companies including Advanced Telecom Group, Gabriel Communications and Linx Communications.

Partners: IT focus