"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"	In addition to the resources within Sentient Ventures, a number of established industry experts that have relationships with the Managing Director and/or Venture Partners are used to aid in due diligence and portfolio management where the appropriate depth of domain expertise does not exist within the partnership.