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Mountain View, CA, US

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2017

SDL Ventures

Operating Status: Operating

SDL Ventures, LLC: A US-based venture capital firm specializing in optical tech, communication, and medical sectors.

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Calient Technologies designs and manufactures optical-layer virtualization systems for optical transport networks, data centers, high-performance computing facilities, and test automation labs.
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Through operating subsidiaries in Singapore and Navi Mumbai, Sparkle Holdings provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and industrial water treatment and recycling solutions.
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Don Scifres earned a BSEE from Purdue University and MS and PhD degrees from the University of Illinois. At Xerox, he managed optoelectronics and was a research fellow; he holds over 140 U.S. patents and published over 300 technical articles.

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SDL Capital, LP is an investment firm founded in February 2003 by Donald R. Scifres. Scifres and former SDL, Inc. CFO Michael L. Foster created SDL Ventures, LLC to invest in technology startups.
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SDL Ventures looks for founders with technical expertise, market knowledge and customer access, flexibility to respond to market shifts, and leadership and execution skills.

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Elicio is a biopharmaceutical company based in Uniondale, New York, developing therapeutic agents for acute and chronic organ injuries, initially focused on nephrology. Its programs target orphan diseases and broader clinical indications.