BA Venture Partners (BAVP), a venture capital partnership that provides capital and expertise to accelerate market traction for technology and healthcare companies, today announced that Rob Herb has joined the firm as a Managing Director.

Rob joins the firm's information technology team which includes Managing Directors Jim Jones, Kate Mitchell, Rory O'Driscoll and Sharon Wienbar. Rob will focus on semiconductors and components, primarily for consumer electronics and enterprise systems. Investments in this segment include Ageia Technologies, Cornice, Entone, Enuclia, Innovative Micro Technology, Innovion, MaXXan, Monolithic Power Systems and Xceive.

Rob joins BAVP following more than 20 years with AMD in a number of sales, marketing and general management positions. For the last four years of his tenure with AMD, Rob was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, working in the Office of the CEO. In that capacity he led the worldwide sales and marketing team and directed AMD's go-to-market strategy across all product lines.

"We are delighted to welcome Rob to the team," said BAVP Managing Director, Kate Mitchell. "We'll benefit greatly from his expertise in semiconductors in the consumer technology space, as we identify and evaluate investments. In addition, our portfolio companies will benefit from his broad operating experience, helping them gain the traction in the market they need to be successful."

With the addition of Rob Herb, there are now seven Managing Directors at BAVP. They are: Lou Bock, Mark Brooks, Rob Herb, Jim Jones, Kate Mitchell, Rory O'Driscoll, and Sharon Wienbar.

BAVP announced the closing of BAVP Fund VII, a $400 million fund, in February 2005. BAVP will invest Fund VII over the next four years. The fund's team will be targeting development-stage opportunities in semiconductors, networking and consumer electronics; internet and wireless services, and software-as-service applications; therapeutics for oncology, inflammation, neurology and dermatology; and medical devices addressing orthopedic, cardiovascular and neurological markets.

About BA Venture Partners
BA Venture Partners (BAVP) provides capital and expertise to accelerate market traction for technology and healthcare companies. Based in Foster City, California, the BAVP team collectively offers decades of technology and venture industry experience to development- stage companies in hardware, software, biotechnology and medical devices. Representative portfolio companies include Alimera, Biz360, Frontbridge Technologies, Glu Mobile, Good Technology, Monolithic Power Systems, Placeware, Seattle Genetics, and Wayport. Bank of America is BAVP's sole limited partner. For more information, visit www.baventurepartners.com.