Alloy Ventures traces its roots back to 1977. Its rich history of early-stage venture investing over several economic cycles has produced industry-leading companies such as Amgen, AMCC, Applied Biosystems, Aspect Communications, CV Therapeutics, Favrille, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, Nuance, Octel, PMC-Sierra, Red Brick Systems, Remedy and Verity to name a few. The partners of Alloy Ventures have helped start and cultivate more than 200 successful companies in the fields of information technology and life sciences. Alloy Ventures has over $1 billion under management.