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San Francisco, CA, US

Founded

1999

Atel Ventures

Operating Status: Operating

ATEL Ventures: A venture capital firm providing secured financing and growth capital for emerging companies.

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Blog

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Insights/resources/insights
Insights and opinions from the ATEL team.
Myths and Facts About Venture Debt/resources/insights/myths-and-facts-about-venture-debt
Resources/resources
Deal news, market insights, sector deep-dives and more from the ATEL team.

Press

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ATEL Capital Group/resources/news/atel-ventures-provides-equipment-financing-to-electric-truck-manufacturer-harbinger
ATEL Capital Group/resources/news/atel-ventures-finalizes-agreement-with-menlo-micro-to-help-support-ideal-switch-demand
ATEL Ventures has finalized its support for Menlo Micro, a pioneering manufacturer of efficient micro-electrical-mechanical switches. This initial round of financing will help accelerate the acquisition of additional manufacturing equipment for Menlo Micro’s facility in Ithaca, NY.
ATEL Capital Group announces the launch of Ijarah – A Shariah-Compliant Leasing Joint Venture in Saudi Arabia/resources/news/atel-capital-group-announces-the-launch-of-ijarah-a-shariah-compliant-leasing-joint-venture-in-saudi-arabia
News/resources/news
ATEL Ventures has completed an agreement to provide $10M of growth capital to Vial, a next-generation pharma company.

Careers & Hiring

1 page

Careers/company/our-team/careers
ATEL believes its success starts with its people.

Team

3 pages

Dean Cash/company/our-team/dean-cash
Under Dean’s leadership, ATEL has become a multi-billion dollar financial services company providing venture debt to high growth startups, and equipment leasing to Fortune 1000 U.S. corporations.
Our team/company/our-team
The leadership team has combined experience in finance, asset management, and business strategy.
Paritosh Choksi/company/our-team/paritosh-choksi
Chief Operating Officer, ATEL Capital Group

About

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Company/company
ATEL Capital Group is a financing partner.

Contact

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Contact/company/contact

Homepage

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Homepage/
European founders use venture debt to extend runway, bridge to milestones, or fund large capital expenditures, while many U.S. startups view it as a stopgap.

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ATEL and its affiliates provide investors in their funds with written notice of policies and procedures for disclosing investors’ non-public information.