Magnum Venture Capital Changes Name to Magma Venture Partners



    Magnum Venture Capital Fund, which specializes in Early Stage
    investments in Israeli related communications and semiconductor
    companies announces the changing of its name as of today to "Magma
    Venture Partners." The company is also changing its logo scheme to
    reflect its new name and continued vision.

    "The name change to Magma Venture Partners comes as a result of
    other funds possessing the Magnum brand and is in line with the
    closing of the General Partner's second fund - Magma II" said Yahal
    Zilka, Co-Founder and Managing Partner. We believe that Israel will
    continue to be a leading center for the development of communications
    and semiconductor technology in the coming years, and as the leading
    investment fund focused in this field, we plan to continue invest in
    outstanding, innovative companies. The communications and
    semiconductor field, in its broad sense, represents fifty to sixty
    percent of technological investments in Israel and we see continued
    innovation within these industries. Magma Venture Partners, by means
    of its four partners, has extensive experience in the communication
    industry as well as venture capital investment and is proud of its
    ability to nurture ideas from early-stage concepts to well-developed
    companies, each leading in its domain. Modi Rosen, co-founder and
    Managing Partner of Magma, added insight on the Fund's unique
    strategy; "We are distinguished by our close relationships with
    managers and leaders in the global communication industry as well as
    our technical and strategic expertise in identifying emerging trends
    in the world of communication and semiconductors. All of these aspects
    and more help us create successful synergy with entrepreneurs and
    build the foundations for successful companies, from concept through
    exit."

    About Magma Venture Partners:

    Magma Venture Partners is a venture capital fund specializing in
    Early Stage investments in the Israeli related communications and
    semiconductor industry, the largest sector within technological
    investments in Israel. Magma invests in fields such as: wireless
    networking, network infrastructure, communication technology
    semiconductors, security and data storage, and software applications.
    Magma Venture Partners currently manages US$180 Million in two funds,
    Magma I and II. Magma I was established in 1999 and raised 75 million
    dollars and Magma II was established in 2006 with US$ 105 Million. The
    Fund's four partners include: Yahal Zilka, Modi Rosen, Shraga Katz,
    and Eitan Dekel. Some of the Magma's leading portfolio companies
    include: Wintegra, Extricom, Provigent, Phonetic Systems (acquired by
    Nuance; NASDAQ: NUAN) Trivnet, Outsmart, Crescendo Networks, and
    ConnectOne. Following its establishment in 2006, Magma II invested in
    Siverge Networks and DesignArt Networks.

    For more information please visit our website: www.magmavc.com