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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20070825.pdf"  target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Cadence</font> Acquires Design-Side Litho and Variability Leader Clear Shape Technologies</a></p>



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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20070803.pdf"  target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>USVP</font> Rated #1 Most Active VC Firm</a></p>


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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20070802.pdf"  target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Ilypsa</font> Acquired by Amgen</a></p>


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<p><a href="http://adage.com/article?article_id=119272"  target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>TotalBeauty.com</font> Aims to Catalog all Beauty Products, Let Users Review Them</a></p>

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<p><a href="http://www.guidewire.com/news_events/pr/070521" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Guidewire</font> Named 2007 InsureTopTech "Overall Winner"</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.axiom-micro.com/ftp/axiom_00518_aea_nr_final_051507.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Axiom Microdevices</font> Wins AeA High-Tech Innovation Award</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.megapath.com/pressroom/2007_press_releases/communicationsSolutionsAward.cfm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>MegaPath</font> Receives Two 2006 Product of the Year Awards from Communications Solutions</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/Kasenna_Red_Herring.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Kasenna</font> Receives Award Given by Red Herring to 100 Most Promising Companies Driving the Future of
Technology</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/LimeLifeinRedHerring.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>LimeLife</font> is Creating Mobile Content, Just for Women</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/Christa_presentation_at_031307.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>A Public Perspective</font></a> on Your Private World -- By Christa Quarles,
 Thomas Weisel Partners</p>
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<p><a href="http://newteevee.com/2007/03/07/mobile-video-gets-better-with-zannel/" target="_blank">Mobile Video Gets Better with <font color='#990000'>Zannel</font></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nuance.com/news/pressreleases/2007/20070222_bevocal.asp" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Nuance Communications</font> to Acquire BeVocal</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20070212.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Mellanox</font> Announces Initial Public Offering</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20070202.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Venture Capitalists</font> Concur that 2006 Was an Up Year for Investing</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/99/biz_07midas_Steven-Krausz_7FY8.html" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Steve Krausz</font> Once Again on Forbes' Midas List for Top Dealmakers</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20070126.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Early State Fundings</font> Fuel VCs in 2006</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20070110.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Vontu</font> Wins IDG's InfoWorld 2007 Technology of the Year Award</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20061219.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Brion Technologies</font> to be Acquired by ASML Holdings</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/SP_Announce_Final.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>StorePerform</font> to be Acquired by RedPrairie</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20061204a.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>St. Francis Medical</font> to be Acquired by Kyphon</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20061204.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>ClickShift</font> Acquired by WebTrends</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20061129.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>LVL7 Systems</font> to be Acquired by Broadcom</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20061102.htm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Occam Networks</font> Announces Pricing of Follow-On Offering of Common Stock</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20061019.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Asempra Technologies</font> Named One of The Top 10 Start-Ups To Watch By Byte And Switch</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20061019.htm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Occam Networks</font> Ranked as Fastest Growing Company in North America</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20060825.htm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Steve Krausz</font> and Other Top Investors Share Their Best Start-up Ideas</a></p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20060607.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Arati Prabhakar</font> Tells Newsweek her `Ideas to Recharge America'</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.packethop.com/news_events/press_releases/2006/051706.php" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>PacketHop</font> Aids Public Safety in Homeland Security Exercise</a> </p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20060524a.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Imperva</font> Wins EWEEK Excellence Award</a> </p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20060524.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Paul Matteucci</font> and  <font color='#990000'>Arati Prabhakar</font> Elected as General Partners of USVP</a> </p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/Kumar_Shah_CEO_2006-05-11.pdf" target="_blank">USVP Entrepreneur-in-Residence Appointed CEO of  <font color='#990000'>Kasenna</font></a> </p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20060511.pdf" target="_blank">USVP Portfolio Company <font color='#990000'>MegaPath</font></a> Merges With Netifice</p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/Sanarus_press_release_041106.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Sanarus</font></a> Appoints John F. Howe as COO and CFO</p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20060406.htm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>LimeLife</font></a> Named a Top 10 Emerging Wireless Player by IDC</p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20060327.htm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Jeff McFadden</font></a> Named as CEO at USVP-backed M-Factor</p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/C_022506.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Bill Bowes</font></a> to Receive 2006 Commonwealth Club Distinguished Citizen Award</p>
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<p><a href="/usvp/news/releases/20060221.htm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>USVP Portfolio Companies</font></a> Lead the Way in Private Security:  Ciphertrust, Imperva and Vontu Make Red Herring's Top Ten!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.altus.com/news-and-events/press-detail.cfm?id=34" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Altus Pharmaceuticals</font> Announces Pricing of its Initial Public Offering</a></p>

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<p><a href="http://www.usvp.com/news/releases/20051201.htm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Digital River</font> to Acquire Commerce5</a></p>

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<p><a href="http://www.usvp.com/news/releases/20051111.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Marker.com</font> asks: "Can Steve Krausz Repeat his Success with Check Point?"</a></p>

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<p><a href="http://www.usvp.com/news/releases/20051006a.htm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Limelife</font> aims to put "A Computer in Every Purse".</a></p>

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<p><a href="http://www.usvp.com/news/releases/20051006.htm" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>Verity</font> CEO Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell, Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary on Listing</a></p>

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<p><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171202181" target="_blank">Venturing Out to Find the <font color='#990000'>Best VC's</font></a></p>

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<p><a href="http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164902628" target="_blank">How to Seat a <font color='#990000'>Solid Board</font></a></p>

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<p><a href="news_articles/USVP_healthcare_investments.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>USVP</font> Aims Early, Finds Success Later</a></p>

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<p><a href="news_articles/VCJRootarticle.pdf" target="_blank"><font color='#990000'>VC Journal Article,</font> by Jon Root: "How Life Sciences Investments Touch Us All"</a></p>