Harris & Harris Group Notes Nantero's Equity Round of Financing

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TINY), an early-stage, active investor in transformative nanotechnology companies, notes the announcement by Nantero, Inc., that it has closed a Series D round of financing for over $10 million. The oversubscribed round was led by two new strategic corporate investors currently engaged in strategic development and partnerships with Nantero. The round also includes existing investors, including Charles River Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Globespan Capital Partners, Stata Venture Partners and Harris & Harris Group.  This latest round of funding comes as the company transitions from development to commercialization of its next-generation memory, NRAM™, and licensees begin to bring Nantero's technology to market. 

During the past year, Nantero has entered into multiple partnerships with major corporations planning to commercialize NRAM. In addition to these commercial partnerships, Nantero also has a partnership with Imec, a research institution in nanoelectronics, which is focusing on developing Nantero's carbon-nanotube-based memory for high-density, next-generation memories with a size less than 20nm.  

"As an original investor in Nantero, we continue to appreciate and be impressed by the company's focus on developing value-add relationships with global corporations.  We are pleased to continue to support the company through further investment, and we congratulate the company on its round of financing," said Douglas W. Jamison, CEO of Harris & Harris Group.  Nantero's press release may be accessed at http://www.nantero.com/pdf/Nantero_Press_Release_Series_D_112912.pdf.

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Released December 3, 2012