Hartford Ventures is the strategic investment group of The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG). As the only dedicated corporate venture capital group in the insurance sector, Hartford Ventures provides its portfolio companies and co-investors with unique insights into the insurance industry. Hartford Ventures seeks to make minority equity investments in early stage and expansion stage companies. Hartford's initial investment size typically ranges from $1 million to $3 million. Investment focus areas include: Tele-matics/Sensor products and services (Vehicle, Home, Industrial); Clean Tech, Data Security/Identity Theft, Substitute or adjacent products (Peer-to-peer, Derivatives, etc); and Alternative distribution.