Trireme Partners
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Trireme Partners LLP was a US limited partnership venture capital company that invested in technology, goods, and services related to Homeland Security. The name "Trireme" was taken from a Greek warship designed with three banks of rowers.
Industry | Venture capital |
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Founded | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) |
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Defunct | 2005 (2005) |
Fate | Dissolved |
Established by Richard Perle, Gerald Hillman and Christopher Harriman, Trireme Partners was a Delaware entity registered in November 2001.[citation needed] One of the firm's major investors was Boeing, which invested US$20 million.[1]
Perle became the subject of controversy in 2003 following a New Yorker article that alleged that Perle had offered to influence American foreign policy in Saudi Arabia in exchange for investment in Trireme.[citation needed]
Trireme Partners completed its business and dissolved in 2005.[citation needed]