Description For those start-ups where success seems distant, there's New Horizons Venture Capital. The firm makes venture capital investments in early-stage technology companies in the mid-Atlantic region. A long-term investor, it typically makes an initial investment of $1 million to $4 million and works closely with its portfolio companies, providing strategic, operational, and financial support. New Horizons focuses on firms in the software, communications infrastructure, and wireless applications and services segments. The company works closely with leveraged buyout firm Capital Partners. Together, the two sister firms manage approximately $200 million in assets.