Amplifier’s investment strategy is to invest in companies that have the potential to be market leaders but need sophisticated and directed assistance to achieve their potential. We will look at a wide range of business opportunities, provided that our investment team and our strategic affiliates have necessary expertise to properly evaluate and execute the opportunity. In particular, we are currently interested in emerging software technologies; new media; enterprise software; hosted solutions; content search, delivery and monetization; communications technologies; material sciences; security solutions; and clean energy technologies.

We will not finance technology development in the absence of clear opportunities for near-term value creation. The ability to create durable and unique customer relationships is essential, and an early understanding of attractiveness to strategic incumbents and subsequent financing sources is required. Because our model depends upon constant support and interaction with our portfolio companies, we will favor investments primarily in the corridor between Baltimore, MD and Northern Virginia.

When we invest, we prefer to be the first institutional investor, although under certain circumstances we will co-invest with other institutional venture funds or individuals where the investment opportunity requires larger amounts of capital. Additionally, certain of our limited partners may co-invest in our portfolio companies, as a way to provide additional capital to our portfolio companies. Our initial investment will range from $250,000 to $750,000, and we will seek to participate in subsequent financing rounds. Our investments will be through equity, although under certain limited circumstances we may provide seed capital through secured, convertible debt with warrant coverage if an equity financing is imminent.

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