Foster City, Calif - June 27, 2006 -- BA Venture Partners (BAVP), a venture capital partnership that provides capital and expertise to accelerate market traction for technology and healthcare companies, today announced the promotion of Andy Vitus to Principal.

As a member of the firm's hardware team, Andy plays a key role evaluating new investment opportunities in semiconductors, telecommunications and novel materials. He is currently focused on innovations in consumer electronics and mixed signal technologies, and has worked closely with the firm's portfolio companies including, Auvitek, Picolight, Entone and Enuclia. BAVP's hardware team also includes Managing Directors Jim Jones, Rob Herb and Director Eric Sigler.

"With our focus on mid-stage companies and driving market traction, Andy's combination of technical expertise and analytical skills to evaluate market opportunities has been a real boon to our investing pace, said Jim Jones, Managing Director. He is able to help us find the companies just about to hit a point of inflection. His promotion is well-deserved."

Prior to joining BAVP in 2003, Andy worked as a hardware engineer for Electronics for Imaging, designing embedded print server platforms and video compression IC's. Previously, he was a software engineer for De Beers Research Labs, doing research on computer vision for both medical and mining applications.

Andy earned an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

BAVP currently is investing BAVP Fund VII, a $400 million fund. Areas of investment include 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, Glu Mobile, Good Technology, Monolithic Power Systems, Omniture, Placeware, Seattle Genetics, Somaxon, Wayport and Xceive. Bank of America is BAVP's sole limited partner. For more information, visit www.baventurepartners.com.