ࡱ> ?=@` Objbj 0O 4  < (       . 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ h T      T   i      .  .     S( .  0        T T        <<<<<< FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayfield Fund Closes $375 Million Mayfield XII MENLO PARK, CA., August 24, 2005 -- Mayfield Fund, a leading venture capital firm, today announced the closing of its most recent fund, Mayfield XII. Mayfield XII is a $375 million fund, bringing the total capital under management at the firm to $2.3 billion. The majority of the commitments of Fund XII derived from long-standing limited partners. Mayfield expects to invest the fund over roughly a three-year period in emerging growth companies in the digital media, consumer Internet, semiconductor, software, open source, and mobile technology markets. "Mayfield XII brings together a diverse and discerning group of investors," said James Beck, Managing Director and CFO. "We're looking forward to working with both familiar and new partners to build legacy-creating information technology companies. The Fund has eight Managing Directors including: James Beck, Yogen Dalal, Kevin Fong, Raj Kapoor, David Ladd, Allen Morgan, Janice Roberts and Robin Vasan. 2005 marks a return of the iconoclastic entrepreneur and the emergence a new class of innovators dilemma companies, said Messrs. Dalal and Fong. We are honored by the support of a stellar group of investors as we create and invest in the leading companies of tomorrow. Recent Mayfield Fund investments include Idealab-incubated search engine provider Snap; former Excite co-founder Joe Kraus application wiki provider JotSpot; anti-spyware leader Webroot; mobile applications provider QuickOffice and open source systems management provider GroundWork. In addition, Mayfield is currently incubating two consumer Internet and mobile technology companies in its offices. About Mayfield Fund Mayfield Fund provides venture capital with impact and shows leadership in early-stage venture investing by partnering with exceptional individuals to create industry-leading companies. Mayfield has deep domain expertise in consumer Internet technology, communications/mobility and enterprise software. Since Mayfields founding in 1969, the firm has invested in more than 460 high-growth, technology companies, and taken over 100 public. 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