"Highlights of Venture Capital Investment" "Texas Ranks in the Top Quartile in the United States for Amount Invested in Venture Capital" "Software and Biotechnology Continue to be Top Investment Areas" "Focus on Later Stage Companies"	PORTFOLIO COMPANIES: In aggregate $88 million in private equity funds that have invested in 22 companies during the last 5 years. Sentient Ventures does not publish the names of its portfolio companies. The firm has significant capital available and continues to actively look for new investment opportunities.   NON-PROFIT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation Board Member - Founded to facilitate and encourage a culture of stakeholding between entrepreneurial companies and non-profit organizations.   Texchange (Austin) Board Member - Providing an environment where common entrepreneurial topics can be discussed in a collaborative dinner meeting environment.   Austin Technology Incubator Former Advisory Board Member - Technology incubator at the University of Texas at Austin.   Venture Fellows Advisory Board Member - Providing future business leaders with a unique learning opportunity through first hand experience working with venture capital firms.   College of Natural Sciences Advisory Council Advisory Council Member - Providing feedback to the Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.   School of Management and Business Advisory Council Advisory Council Member - Providing feedback to the Dean of the School of Management and Business at St. Edward's University in Austin.   TXEntre Advisory Council Member - The Stories of Texas Women and Minority Entrepreneurs is a project of the St. Edward's University School of Management and Business. Our objective is to capture and share the stories of Texas women and minority entrepreneurs in a series of web profiles, a set of interactive case studies, and entrepreneurial business simulations.