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OUTLOOK VENTURES ADDS SENIOR ASSOCIATE JOSEPH GOLDBERG

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — October 10, 2005 — Outlook Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with $225 million under management, today announced the appointment of Joseph Goldberg as Senior Associate. Goldberg will focus on evaluating new investment opportunities and analyzing market sectors for investment potential, as well as supporting portfolio companies.

"Joe combines a strong understanding of the software industry with good operational and venture experience," commented Carl Nichols, Outlook's Managing Director and co-founder, "Moreover, he's a great team player. Everyone at Outlook and at our portfolio companies will enjoy working with him while at the same time benefiting from his knowledge."

Goldberg's corporate experience includes roles as Senior Product Marketing Manager at VMware, a subsidiary of EMC that markets server and desktop virtualization software; Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at ZANTAZ, a data storage start up; and product marketing within a server software group of Sun Microsystems. His financial industry experience includes being an investment professional with E*TRADE Venture Capital (renamed Arrowpath VC) and an investment banker at Hambrecht & Quist (now part of JP Morgan). Goldberg holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and an undergraduate business degree from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

About Outlook Ventures
Established in 1996, Outlook Ventures actively invests in promising seed and early stage next-generation software companies on the West Coast. Outlook is one of a small handful of software-focused VC firms. The firm raised its current $140 million (third) fund in late 2002. The firm's Principals utilize their operations backgrounds and depth of software experience and resources to assist in building each individual portfolio company. As a result, Outlook has delivered returns in the top quartile of all venture funds and, more importantly, has helped those entrepreneurs achieve profound impact on their industry sectors. Please visit: www.outlookventures.com for more information.

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