Point Judith Capital is a venture capital

Venture capital

Venture capital is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries, such as...

 investment firm focusing on early stage investments in healthcare, communications and information technology companies.

The firm, which was founded in 2001, completed fundraising for its second fund in 2007. Since inception . Point Judith operates as a partner fund of Village Ventures

Village Ventures

Village Ventures is a private equity investment firm focusing on seed and early stage venture capital investments. The firm operates in various regions throughout the United States and focuses on two basic sectors: media and financial services....

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The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

 and has funded a variety of companies including Multiply.com, Optasite (acquired by SBA Communications for $430M), and Taqua (acquired by Tekelec

Tekelec

Tekelec, Inc. is a US company , founded 1971 in California, but now headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina. Tekelec produces hardware and software solutions for telecoms - land line, mobile and data.-Jean-Claude Asscher:...

for $85M).