Sidebar Ventures is the successor to Sycamore Capital Partners, an innovative Merchant Bank that financed some of the world’s leading companies, including:
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Pandora Media, Inc. Pandora provides music navigation and recommendation software in which the search is based on the music itself and driven entirely by the unique tastes of each individual. Sycamore Capital financed the Series A round directly and through its association with Labrador Ventures. Following its successful initial public offering (NASD: P), Pandora was acquired by SiriusXM for $3.5 billion. |
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mFoundry Founded in 2004 by a team of seasoned entrepreneurs, mFoundry became the leading provider of mobile banking and mobile payments services to the financial and retail industries before being sold to FIS Global for $120 million. Investors in mFoundry included Intel Capital, Mastercard, Motorola Mobility, PayPal, Patricof & Co, Bank of America, and Ignition Partners. Sycamore Capital was instrumental in financing the Series A Round. |
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Pacific Ethanol Pacific Ethanol was the first ethanol producer to go public, originally listing shares on the NASD through a reverse merger, an early prototype of today’s SPAC financings. Sycamore Capital was instrumental in financing the reverse merger. Pacific Ethanol is today known as Alto Ingredients and is listed on the NASD (NASD: ALTO). |
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Sentinel Vision Founded in 2002, Sentinel Vision was the first company to sell vision-based security and notification services and systems targeted at the underserved apartment market. |