He was also the guy who could afford to own an entire brownstone in Brooklyn Heights. There we call it infrastructure, but it's every bit as vital. Just ask N. Adam Rin of SI Ventures. Rin is a managing director at the Fort Myers, Fla.-based VC firm that specializes in Internet infrastructure companies. Our focus has been on software and networking infrastructure, because infrastructure is going to be the prerequisite of any progress on the Internet.
Infrastructure is the foundation for any application of the future.
In other words, you could have the coolest e-commerce business model on the planet, but it won't do a lick of good if there aren't any good electronic pipes to carry it. Naturally, there are subspecies to this technological beast. SI has invested in companies in each of these sectors. Rin names some examples in various categories of infrastructure technology. By this, Rin means the ability to securely and legally promote and deliver digital content, whether it be publications, images or books.