The FBI recently released a notification to technology companies and research facilities, which include colleges and universities, warning them of the possible perils of entering into joint partnerships with foreign venture capital firms from Russia. The warning was based on the FBI’s growing concern that the purported reasons offered by the Russian partners mask their true intentions. The FBI believes the true motives of the Russian partners, who are often funded by their government, is to gain access to classified, sensitive and emerging technology from the companies.