Information Technology Ventures

Information Technology Ventures (ITV) was an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Mark Dubovoy, Sam Lee, and Virginia Turezyn, headquartered at 100 Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto, California, on Sand Hill Road. The firm focused on investing in emerging-growth information technology companies at the seed and early stages, often serving as the first institutional investor and typically committing approximately $7 million over the life of a portfolio company. ITV led rounds across software, semiconductors, networking, telecommunications, IT services, biotechnology, healthcare, financial services, and media and entertainment. The firm invested in 44 companies across preferred financing stages ranging from seed through fourth-round, pre-IPO, and mezzanine. Notable portfolio companies include Monterey Design Systems, a developer of software development applications; Adexa, a business and productivity software company that was later acquired by Eyelit Technologies in January 2025; and Virtual Silicon Technology, which developed application-specific semiconductors. The partners dissolved the ITV partnership in 1999 and pursued separate ventures. Virginia Turezyn co-founded Infinity Capital as a successor fund, collectively raising over $400 million across her venture career. The last tracked ITV investment was in Monterey Design Systems in August 2003. ITV operated during one of the most formative periods of the Silicon Valley technology industry, backing companies at the seed stage before institutional venture funding was widely organized. Its founding team brought deep domain expertise across technology sectors and helped establish the early-stage investing model that became standard practice on Sand Hill Road. The firm's 44-company portfolio over its active investment period reflects a high-velocity deployment pace for the era.