Founded in September 1998, Viventures is a venture capital fund with offices in the United States (San Mateo) and Europe (Paris). The fund focuses on providing capital and support to start-ups and expanding businesses with innovative internet and telecommunications strategies. Viventures' investors include Vivendi, British Telecom, Mannesmann, Siemens, Nokia, and Cisco. The fund has a track record of investing in successful companies such as CenterPoint Broadband Technologies, Ansun BioPharma, and Epic Sciences.