C.M. Capital Corporation is a member of the Cha Group of companies. The Cha Group is based in Hong Kong and was founded in 1949 as China Dyeing Works, a textile manufacturer. Today the Cha Group's business operations span the globe and include textile and other manufacturing, real estate, technology, and financial services. In the United States, the Cha Group's investments are managed by CMC. Founded in 1969 as a real estate investment company, CMC still holds prime developed real estate in the San Francisco Bay Area and also provides advisory and management services covering a wide-range of financial asset classes. CMC was one of the early pioneers of venture capital investing and retains an active interest in that asset class today. Besides overseeing substantial private equity investments, CMC provides investment advice on a portfolio consisting of fixed income securities, public equities and hedge funds, as well as direct and indirect real estate investments. In addition to investing for its own account, CMC provides investment advisory services for various Cha Group affiliates. C.M. Capital is a significant limited partner in Silicon Valley VC firms Focus Ventures and Charter (see profiles).