Description i-Hatch Ventures knows the egg comes before the chicken. The firm provides seed capital to early-stage technology startups involved in mobile data services, broadband, and wireless and cellular infrastructure. It typically sees its investments through to a public offering or sells them to established technology firms. The company's portfolio companies have included Vindigo, WiderThan, OpenAir, and SkyAuction.com. i-Hatch was founded in 1999 by Chip Austin (a veteran of Bertelsmann) and Bradford Farkas (from Lazard Frères, now part of Lazard LLC).