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The Hillman Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a 65-year old corporate family office that is owned by, and advises trusts, corporations and foundations formed by or for the benefit of, the Hillman family. Investments include a globally diversified portfolio of direct and indirect interests in venture capital, private equity, real estate, natural resources and other alternative assets. Founded in 1951, the venture capital investments target the industries of medical technology, information technology, and other high-tech enterprises. Hillman in 1972 became a partner in the first venture capital fund of Kleiner Perkins, taking half of that fund. Hillman also became a founding investor in the private equity buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., taking one third of the first fund in 1976. Through Kleiner Perkins and others, as well as directly, Hillman invested in such companies as Tandem Computers, Genentech, and Hybritech. By the early 1980s Hillman had become the largest single venture capital investor in the United States. The Hillman Company has over 100 years of experience investing in private equity.
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