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This is a listing of many of the Bay Area firms that received venture capital financing between Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2007. Most of the data was compiled from a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association in conjunction with the Mercury News. Contact Jack Davis analyst at jdavis@mercurynews.com.
In the case of some investments there may have been other participants in the round who are not credited. Also, the amounts listed may not include all venture funding the company received during the quarter.
Some fundings that are a part of the aggregate statistics featured elsewhere in this section are not listed in the charts below because some information was not made available.
Company | City | Web site | Amount | Stage of Development | Investment Sequence | Business Description | Investors |
Biomedical/Health | |||||||
Antipodean Pharmaceuticals | San Francisco | www.antipodeanpharma.com | $ 2,980,000 | Expansion | 2 | Treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. | Versant Ventures, 5AM Ventures |
AutekBio | Santa Clara | www.autekbio.com | $ 3,000,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Technology services to the bio-pharmaceutical market. | Acorn Campus Ventures, Pacific Rim Ventures |
BAS Medical | San Mateo | www.basmedical.com | $20,000,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Medical therapeutics. | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sears Capital Management, Domain Associates |
Bayhill Therapeutics | Palo Alto | www.bayhilltherapeutics.com | $21,505,000 | Expansion | 5 | DNA-based pharmaceutical therapeutics. | U.S. Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Montreux Equity Partners |
Catalyst Biosciences | South San Francisco | www.catbio.com | $13,480,000 | Expansion | 5 | Novel therapeutic protease products. | HealthCare Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Sofinnova Ventures, Burrill & Company, Novartis Venture Fund, Research Corporation Technologies |
Cogentus Pharmaceuticals | Menlo Park | www.cogentus.net | $40,000,000 | Early Stage | 3 | Pharmaceuticals | Prospect Venture Partners, Pinnacle Ventures |
CoMentis | South San Francisco | www.athenagen.com | $12,000,000 | Expansion | 7 | Small-molecule drugs designed to enhance growth of new blood vessels | Sanderling Ventures |
Complete Genomics | Sunnyvale | www.completegenomics.com | $ 1,000,000 | Early Stage | 3 | Medical company concentrating on DNA sequencing. | OVP Venture Partners, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Prospect Venture Partners |
Crown Bioscience | Santa Clara | www.crownbio.com | $ 152,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Biomedical outsourcing services. | Harbinger Venture Management, Acorn Campus Ventures |
DioBex | San Francisco | www.diobex.com | $ 5,000,000 | Early Stage | 4 | Treatments for metabolic diseases. | Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, Inventages Venture Capital, Pequot Capital Management, Domain Associates |
Fluidigm | South San Francisco | www.fluidigm.com | $34,179,600 | Later Stage | 10 | Platform technology for life science research | Alloy Ventures, EuclidSR Partners, Cross Creek Capital, an affiliate of Wasatch Advisors, AllianceBernstein |
Fluxion Biosciences | San Francisco | www.fluxionbio.com | $ 8,886,000 | Expansion | 1 | Microfluidic systems for single-cell analysis. | Claremont Creek Ventures, Kodiak Venture Partners |
Fountain Medical Development | Menlo Park | www.fountainmed.com | $ 1,200,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Contract research organization | Undisclosed Venture Firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
Fundamental Applied Biology | Menlo Park | www.f-a-b-inc.com | $21,000,000 | Expansion | 3 | Protein pharmaceuticals. | Individuals, SV Life Sciences Advisers, Alta Partners |
Gene Security Network | Sunnyvale | www.genesecurity.net | $ 4,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Data informatics to enhance genetic testing. | Sequoia Capital, Claremont Creek Ventures |
HeMemics Biotechnology | San Jose | www.hememics.com | $ 75,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Technologies to dehydrate biologics into dried format. | Maryland Technology Development |
IDEKOS | San Mateo | www.idekos.com | $35,000,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Biopharmaceuticals | New Leaf Venture Partners |
Itero Biopharmaceuticals | Burlingame | www.iterobiopharm.com | $ 1,018,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Biopharmaceuticals | Panorama Capital, SV Life Sciences Advisers |
Juvaris BioTherapeutics | Pleasanton | www.juvaris.com | $ 6,000,000 | Early Stage | 3 | Vaccines for cancer and infectious diseases. | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers |
Lead Therapeutics | San Bruno | www.leadtherapeutics.com | $17,000,100 | Early Stage | 3 | Biotechnology research and development | ProQuest Investments, Pappas Ventures, Mustang Ventures |
Linkage Biosciences | San Francisco | www.linkagebio.com | $ 1,000,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Diagnostics for genetic testing. | Greenhouse Capital Partners |
Multispan | Hayward | www.multispaninc.com | $ 600,000 | Early Stage | 2 | G-protein coupled receceptor reagents | Amkey Ventures |
NuGEN Technologies | San Carlos | www.nugentechnologies.com | $ 6,000,100 | Later Stage | 6 | Genetic analysis tools | Sutter Hill Ventures, Radius Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Band of Angels |
PEAK Surgical | Palo Alto | www.peaksurgical.com | $20,000,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Electrosurgical instrumentation. | Lehman Brothers, Venrock Associates |
Pivot Medical | Sunnyvale | $ 8,000,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Medical research | Montreux Equity Partners, Frazier Healthcare and Technology Ventures, Ivy Capital Partners | |
Relypsa | Santa Clara | www.relypsa.com | $33,000,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Biopharmaceuticals | CMEA Ventures, Delphi Ventures, Sprout Group, Mediphase Venture Partners, AM Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners |
Synosis Therapeutics | South San Francisco | www.synosis.com | $10,000,000 | Expansion | 4 | Drug development | Versant Ventures, AM Ventures |
Trellis Bioscience | South San Francisco | www.trellisbio.com | $10,000,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Technology to identify drug targets within human cells. | Morgenthaler Ventures, Novartis Venture Fund, Easton Hunt Capital Partners |
Vaxart | San Francisco | www.vaxart.com | $ 2,550,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Oral vaccines. | Bay Partners, Sand Hill Angels, Quantum Technology Partners |
Virobay | Menlo Park | www.virobayinc.com | $ 8,000,000 | Early Stage | 4 | Biopharmaceutical company using virtual drug-discovery techniques | Alta Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, TPG Growth |
Posit Science | San Francisco | www.positscience.com | $ 123,900 | Later Stage | 6 | Brain health programs based on neuroplasticity science | Draper Fisher Jurvetson, VSP Capital, Aberdare Ventures |
Access Closure | Mountain View | www.accessclosure.com | $35,000,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Arterial closure device. | Three Arch Partners, ONSET Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners |
AngioScore | Fremont | www.angioscore.com | $30,000,000 | Expansion | 3 | Angioplasty catheters. | UV Partners, Psilos Group Managers, QuestMark Partners, Jerusalem Global Ventures, California Technology Ventures, Telegraph Hill Partners |
Applied Harmonics | Fremont | $ 850,000 | Later Stage | 1 | ldiode-pumped laser systems for treating enlarged prostate. | China Seed Ventures | |
Aragon Surgical | Palo Alto | www.aragonsurgical.com | $25,000,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Surgical devices. | Delphi Ventures, ONSET Ventures, Integral Capital Partners, Bay City Capital |
Arresto Biosciences | Palo Alto | $16,000,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Medical devices to treat malignancy and inflammation | HealthCare Ventures | |
Autonomic Technologies | Menlo Park | $ 3,000,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Neurostimulators. | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, | |
BaroSense | Redwood City | www.barosense.com | $ 4,231,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Minimally invasive medical devices to treat obesity. | Frazier Healthcare and Technology Ventures, INVESCO Private Capital, Delphi Ventures, Synergy Partners, RWI Ventures |
BenVenue Medical | Mountain View | www.benvenuemedical.com | $15,000,000 | Early Stage | 3 | Medical devices and biomaterials. | Three Arch Partners, Versant Ventures, De Novo Ventures, Arboretum Ventures |
Broncus Technologies | Mountain View | www.broncus.com | $12,400,000 | Later Stage | 9 | Medical devices for lung diseases. | Menlo Ventures, Abingworth Management, HBM BioVentures, SightLine Partners |
Carbylan Biosurgery | Palo Alto | www.carbylan.com | $20,000,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Medical devices for scar-free healing and wound repair. | Vivo Ventures, InterWest Partners, Alta Partners |
Crux Biomedical | Portola Valley | www.cruxbiomedical.com | $ 2,250,000 | Expansion | 4 | Medical devices. | Alloy Ventures |
Evalve | Menlo Park | www.evalveinc.com | $60,000,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Medical devices for use in the repair of cardiac valves. | Delphi Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Abbott Laboratories, Undisclosed Non Venture Firm, St. Paul Venture Capital, ABS Ventures |
Forsight Vision3 | Menlo Park | $ 6,000,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Medical device company. | Undisclosed Venture Firm, Split Rock Partners | |
Innvotec Surgical | San Francisco | $ 3,000,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Surgical and medical devices. | Alloy Ventures | |
Intraop Medical | Sunnyvale | www.intraopmedical.com | $ 5,400,000 | Later Stage | 1 | Medical equipment. | Lacuna |
Oraya Therapeutics | Menlo Park | www.orayainc.com | $ 6,750,000 | Startup/Seed | 2 | Medical devices. | Essex Woodlands Health Ventures |
Pelikan Technologies | Palo Alto | www.pelikantechnologies.com | $ 9,000,000 | Expansion | 6 | Medical diagnostic enabling technologies | , Global Life Science Ventures, HBM BioVentures, Bio*One Capital, Clarus Ventures |
POINT Biomedical | San Carlos | www.pointbio.com | $ 8,499,900 | Later Stage | 12 | Imaging agents and drug delivery systems. | Chicago Growth Partners, INVESCO Private Capital, Institutional Venture Partners |
PowerVision | Belmont | www.powervisionlens.com | $20,000,000 | Expansion | 4 | Medical device | Advanced Technology Ventures, J.P. Morgan Partners, Frazier Healthcare and Technology Ventures |
SARCode | San Francisco | www.sarcode.com | $ 7,000,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Small molecule drugs to treat inflammatory diseases for ophthalmology and dermatology | Clarus Ventures, Alta Partners |
Sonitus Medical | Menlo Park | www.sonitusmedical.com | $ 50,000 | Expansion | 2 | Medical devices. | RWI Ventures |
SquareOne | Campbell | $ 500,100 | Early Stage | 2 | Medical device | ONSET Ventures, Three Arch Partners | |
TiVaMed | Palo Alto | www.tivamed.com | $ 4,502,100 | Early Stage | 1 | Medical devices | AM Ventures, GBS Venture Partners |
TriReme Medical | Pleasanton | www.trirememedical.com | $ 9,600,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Stents and stent delivery systems. | Adams Street Partners, Three Arch Partners |
Veralyte | San Mateo | $ 4,700,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Diagnostic medical devices. | Safeguard Scientifics, New Venture Partners | |
ViOptix | Fremont | www.vioptix.com | $12,000,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Diagnostic and monitoring instruments. | Morningside Technologies, Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund, Channel Medical Partners |
ZONARE Medical Systems | Mountain View | www.zonare.com | $15,000,000 | Later Stage | 9 | Miniaturized ultrasound imaging devices. | Frazier Healthcare and Technology Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, TI Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, Saints Ventures |
Zosano Pharma | Fremont | www.macroflux.com | $45,000,000 | Expansion | 3 | Transdermal drug delivery technology. | New Enterprise Associates, HBM BioVentures, The Private Equity Group, ProQuest Investments |
Company | City | Web site | Amount | Stage of Development | Investment Sequence | Business Description (edited) | Investors |
Business Services | |||||||
BrightRoll | San Francisco | www.brightroll.com | $ 1,500,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Video advertising network. | Individuals, , True Ventures, KPG Ventures |
Jobvite | San Francisco | www.jobvite.com | $ 7,200,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Online application and recruiting tracking solutions. | CMEA Ventures |
LesConcierges | San Francisco | www.lesconcierges.com | $ 885,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Personal assistance and concierge services to corporate clients. | Individuals, Psilos Group Managers |
My Wines Direct | Napa | www.mywinesdirect.com | $ 1,905,000 | Expansion | 2 | Online wine distributor. | Consor Capital |
Reactrix Systems | Redwood City | www.reactrix.com | $ 206,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Display media solutions. | Mobius Venture Capital |
Vidspots | Los Gatos | $ 350,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Software development and services. | Sand Hill Capital | |
Vobile | Santa Clara | www.videodna.com | $ 7,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Video content identification and management services. | Steamboat Ventures |
WeatherBill | San Francisco | www.weatherbill.com | $14,665,700 | Early Stage | 1 | Weather risk management service. | Allen & Company, New Enterprise Associates, Index Ventures Management, First Round Capital |
Financial Crossing | Palo Alto | www.financialcrossing.com | $ 2,100,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Financial and liability management services. | AmidZad |
VRT Insurance Services | Oakland | www.vrtinsurance.com | $ 5,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Insurance brokerage. | Belvedere Capital Partners |
WageWorks | San Mateo | www.wageworks.com | $ 726,000 | Later Stage | 5 | Tax-advantaged spending accounts. | Camden Partners |
AdBrite | San Francisco | www.adbrite.com | $23,300,000 | Expansion | 3 | Online advertising services. | Sequoia Capital, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners |
Adchemy | Redwood City | www.adchemy.com | $ 5,200,000 | Expansion | 3 | Internet marketing services. | August Capital Management |
BuzzLogic | San Francisco | www.buzzlogic.com | $ 2,370,000 | Early Stage | 3 | On-demand service for marketing and communications practitioners. | Individuals, Adams Capital Management |
Consorte Media | San Francisco | www.consortemedia.com | $ 7,000,000 | Expansion | 4 | Marketing services to the Spanish speaking market. | Sutter Hill Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Band of Angels |
Durazno | San Francisco | $ 3,175,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Interenet advertising. | InterWest Partners | |
EchoSign | Palo Alto | www.echosign.com | $ 6,000,000 | Expansion | 2 | Web-based signature automation service. | Storm Ventures, Emergence Capital Partners |
eXpresso | Menlo Park | www.expressocorp.com | $ 2,000,100 | Expansion | 4 | Data migration tools. | Novus Ventures, Barry Financial, Rocket Ventures |
Fraud Sciences | Palo Alto | www.fraudsciences.com | $11,000,000 | Expansion | 1 | Online credit card fraud detection. | BRM Capital, Redpoint Ventures |
Mendocino Software | Fremont | www.mendocinosoft.com | $ 2,251,000 | Later Stage | 7 | Data recovery software | Mayfield Fund, EMC, Advent International, Accel Partners, Foundation Capital |
Podaddies | San Francisco | www.podaddies.com | $ 1,010,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Video advertising tools | Angels Forum & the Halo Fund |
SezWho | Los Altos | www.sezwho.com | $ 1,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Ratings and reputation services for online communities. | KPG Ventures |
SoftCoin | Brisbane | www.softcoin.com | $ 200,100 | Later Stage | 6 | Online marketing promotions | Greylock Partners, RRE Ventures, Red Rock Ventures |
Teneros | Mountain View | www.teneros.com | $22,065,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Continuity solutions for mission-critical applications | New Enterprise Associates, Sevin Rosen Funds, SVM STAR Ventures Management |
Tumri | Mountain View | www.tumri.com | $ 350,100 | Early Stage | 3 | Contextual online advertising solutions. | Individuals, Accel Partners, Shasta Ventures Management |
WYBS | Los Altos | www.merchantcircle.com | $ 8,771,000 | Expansion | 5 | Customer relationship building products for small enterprises | Scale Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners, Steamboat Ventures |
YuMe Networks | Redwood City | www.yumenetworks.com | $ 5,100,000 | Expansion | 1 | Online video advertising tools | Accel Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, BV Capital, Khosla Ventures |
Auditude | Palo Alto | www.auditude.com | $ 4,870,000 | Expansion | 1 | Digital content monitoring and management services. | Greylock Partners |
Big Tent Design | San Francisco | www.bigtent.com | $ 5,000,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Social networking tools | Menlo Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures |
Building B | Belmont | www.building-b.com | $10,250,000 | Early Stage | 2 | On-demand video entertainment platforms and services. | Undisclosed Venture Firm, Morgenthaler Ventures |
CompanyLoop | Mountain View | www.companyloop.com | $ 5,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Online social network for employees. | Canaan Partners |
GameLayers | San Francisco | www.gamelayers.com | $ 500,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Internet and mobile social network and entertainment services. | OReilly Alpha Tech Ventures |
Isolation Network | San Francisco | www.ingrooves.com | $ 689,000 | Startup/Seed | 4 | Digital record label and music distribution | Acuity Ventures |
LSF Network | South San Francisco | www.lsfnetwork.com | $ 2,031,900 | Later Stage | 3 | Internet based lottery as an incentive for Web users to register. | New Enterprise Associates |
Nowigo | San Francisco | www.scribd.com | $ 175,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Web-based document posting services. | Redpoint Ventures |
Pictureal | San Francisco | www.personiva.com | $ 531,000 | Expansion | 2 | Brand engagement engine. | Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
TrialPay | Mountain View | www.trialpay.com | $12,744,900 | Early Stage | 2 | Payment platform that enables customers to pay for one item by trying or buying something else | Battery Ventures, Index Ventures Management |
Company | City | Web site | Amount | Stage of Development | Investment Sequence | Business Description (edited) | Investors |
Consumer goods and services | |||||||
Galaxy Desserts | Richmond | www.galaxydesserts.com | $ 2,700,000 | Later Stage | 1 | Single-serving gourmet desserts. | Pacific Community Ventures |
InsideTrack | San Francisco | www.insidetrack.com | $ 2,125,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Personalized student coaching services | El Dorado Ventures |
Jimmyjane | San Francisco | $ 2,000,000 | Expansion | 1 | Sexual accesories. | Palo Alto Investors | |
LightFull Foods | San Francisco | www.lightfullfoods.com | $ 1,053,000 | Early Stage | 3 | Weight management foods. | Burrill & Company, Palo Alto Investors, Prolog Ventures |
MAD Maps | San Francisco | www.madmaps.com | $ 125,000 | Later Stage | 1 | Maps and cartographies. | Duff Ackerman & Goodrich |
Taoit | Menlo Park | www.taoit.com | $ 1,845,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Environmental, social, and health information | Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
TravelMuse | Los Altos | www.travelmuse.com | $ 3,500,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Content and planning tools for travel decision making. | Azure Capital Partners, California Technology Ventures |
Winery Exchange | Novato | www.wineryexchange.com | $ 5,000,000 | Later Stage | 5 | Private label wine brands to global wine retailers. | D. E. Shaw & Co. |
Nexxo Financial | San Bruno | www.minexxo.com | $ 7,500,000 | Later Stage | 4 | International monetary remittance services. | Menlo Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures |
Zecco Holdings | Burlingame | www.zecco.com | $25,000,000 | Expansion | 1 | Free online brokerage. | Velocity Capital Management |
Big Bear Entertainment | Tiburon | www.bigbearent.com | $ 400,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Animated music videos. | El Dorado Ventures |
Aeria Games & Entertainment | Santa Clara | www.aeriagames.com | $ 288,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Online role-playing games. | Zenshin Capital Management |
Blowtorch Entertainment | Sausalito | www.blowtorch.com | $50,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Youth entertainment content | Ignition Partners |
DesiHits | Palo Alto | www.desihits.com | $ 5,000,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Entertainment hub for anyone curious about Desi culture. | Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Trident Capital |
GigaOmni Media | San Francisco | www.gigaom.com | $ 1,000,000 | Expansion | 1 | Operates online blogs. | True Ventures |
Jingle Networks | Menlo Park | www.free411.com | $12,989,200 | Later Stage | 5 | Alternative service for directory assistance. | Goldman Sachs & Co., IDG Ventures Boston, Liberty Associated Partners, First Round Capital |
JoMaJa | San Francisco | $ 3,200,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Online marketplace. | Catamount Ventures | |
Kango | Palo Alto | www.kango.com | $ 4,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Travel information search engine. | Shasta Ventures Management |
Kosmix | Mountain View | www.kosmix.com | $10,000,200 | Expansion | 2 | Web search engine. | Lightspeed Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Cambrian Ventures |
Kyte.tv | San Francisco | www.kyte.tv | $20,000,000 | Expansion | 3 | Interactive television technology. | Telefonica, Holtzbrinck Ventures, DoCoMo Capital, Nokia Growth Partners, Swisscom, Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
Mesmo | Oakland | www.mesmo.tv | $ 489,900 | Early Stage | 2 | Social video website. | Individuals, Maples Management, Felicis Ventures |
MixerCast | San Mateo | www.mixercast.com | $ 6,099,900 | Expansion | 2 | User-created content network. | Velocity Interactive Group, ONSET Ventures, Intel Capital |
Outspark | San Francisco | www.outspark.com | $ 425,000 | Expansion | 2 | Multiplayer online games | Altos Ventures |
PicksPal | Mountain View | www.pickspal.com | $ 3,000,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Online sports gaming services. | Bay Partners, Canaan Partners, |
PlayFirst | San Francisco | www.playfirst.com | $16,500,100 | Later Stage | 3 | Casual, downloadable games for the mass market. | Trinity Ventures, DCM, Mayfield Fund, Rustic Canyon Partners |
Podtech.Network | Palo Alto | www.podtech.net | $ 300,000 | Early Stage | 3 | Online video network featuring original technology and digital entertainment programming. | U.S. Venture Partners |
Polyvore | Palo Alto | www.polyvore.com | $ 2,500,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Social-networking fashion Web site | Benchmark Capital |
Right Sized Media | Sausalito | www.rightsized.com | $ 4,525,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Web site for finding and sharing pop culture quotes. | Undisclosed |
SocialPicks | Mountain View | www.socialpicks.com | $ 1,500,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Online community for stock market investors. | Bay Partners |
SonicSwap | Palo Alto | www.sonicswap.com | $ 1,709,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Online music social network. | Undisclosed Venture Firm, Allegis Capital |
TechTribe Networks | San Francisco | www.techtribe.com | $ 500,000 | Expansion | 2 | Career-focused professional networking site. | Canaan Partners |
TokBox | San Francisco | www.tokbox.com | $ 4,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Online video communication services | Sequoia Capital |
TrustedOpinion | Palo Alto | www.trustedopinion.com | $ 1,300,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Recommendation-based information social networking Web site. | Undisclosed |
San Francisco | www.twitter.com | $ 4,815,000 | Expansion | 2 | Blog services. | Union Square Ventures | |
Vuze | Palo Alto | www.vuze.com | $20,000,000 | Expansion | 2 | Content indexing site for finding and sharing large video files. | New Enterprise Associates, BV Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Greycroft Partners |
Watercoolers | Mountain View | www.watercooler-inc.com | $ 4,000,000 | Expansion | 1 | Entertainment applications for social networks and the Web. | Canaan Partners |
Winster | San Mateo | www.winster.com | $ 1,800,000 | Expansion | 3 | Web site combining online games with online retailing. | U.S. Venture Partners |
Company | City | Web site | Amount | Stage of Development | Investment Sequence | Business Description (edited) | Investors |
Electronic hardware | |||||||
KLP International | Sunnyvale | $ 7,000,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Computer hardware. | BlueRun Ventures, Crosslink Capital, iGlobe Partners | |
Livescribe | Oakland | www.livescribe.com | $ 5,050,000 | Startup/Seed | 2 | Paper-based multimedia pen-top applications. | VantagePoint Venture Partners |
NanoChip | Fremont | www.nanochipinc.com | $12,925,000 | Later Stage | 5 | Micro-electro-mechanical-based storage solutions. | JK&B Capital |
NComputing | Redwood City | www.ncomputing.com | $28,000,000 | Expansion | 2 | Multi-user computing products | Undisclosed Corporate Investor, Menlo Ventures, Scale Venture Partners |
Pano Logic | Menlo Park | www.panologic.com | $10,550,000 | Expansion | 3 | Desktop virtualization technology | Velocity Interactive Group, Goldman Sachs & Co., Foundation Capital |
Penguin Computing | San Francisco | www.penguincomputing.com | $ 3,114,200 | Later Stage | 7 | Computer systems and cluster management software. | vSpring Capital, Convergence Partners, Weber Capital Management, San Francisco Equity Partners |
Platform Solutions | Sunnyvale | www.platform-solutions.com | $37,252,800 | Later Stage | 4 | Plug-compatible mainframe computers | Goldman Sachs & Co., InterWest Partners, Microsoft, Intel Capital, Blueprint Ventures, Investcorp Technology Investments Group |
Reflex Photonics | Redwood City | www.reflexphotonics.com | $ 3,000,000 | Expansion | 2 | Optical and semiconductor connectivity solutions. | iNovia Capital, FIER Succes |
Fultec Semiconductor | Mountain View | www.fultec.com | $10,000,200 | Expansion | 8 | Surge suppression technologies for communications products | Velocity Interactive Group, Crescendo Venture Management, Mayfield Fund, Allen & Buckeridge, Uniseed Management |
Spatial Photonics | Sunnyvale | www.sp-incorp.com | $ 500,100 | Expansion | 5 | Micro-display technology for projection display applications. | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Intel Capital, Khosla Ventures |
Company | City | Web site | Amount | Stage of Development | Investment Sequence | Business Description (edited) | Investors |
Energy/Industrial | |||||||
BioFuelBox | San Jose | www.biofuelbox.com | $ 9,462,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Biofuel solutions. | Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJ Element |
Blue Vector Systems | Palo Alto | www.bluevectorsystems.com | $ 7,995,000 | Expansion | 2 | Sensor-based distributed-computing systems | Claremont Creek Ventures, Asset Management Company Venture Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, ONSET Ventures, Draper Richards, L.P. |
Cobalt Technologies | Mountain View | www.cobaltbiofuels.com | $ 1,500,000 | Expansion | 4 | Alternative energy. | VantagePoint Venture Partners, @Ventures, Malaysian Technology Development, Pinnacle Ventures |
ConXtech | Hayward | www.conxtech.com | $ 7,125,000 | Expansion | 2 | Commercial construction solutions. | Undisclosed |
DevonWay | San Francisco | www.devonway.com | $ 6,500,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Web-based services for electric utilities. | Crosslink Capital, Crosslink Crossover Fund IV |
Glacier Bay | Union City | www.glacierbay.com | $ 150,000 | Later Stage | 2 | Thermal management and energy control systems. | New Enterprise Associates |
Industrial Origami | San Francisco | www.industrialorigami.com | $ 3,975,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Designing and manufacturing with sheet materials. | Adinvest |
NanoGram | Milpitas | www.nanogram.com | $22,000,000 | Expansion | 2 | Core process technology. | Rockport Capital Partners, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, Technology Partners, TEL Venture Capital, Nth Power |
Nanotune Technologies | Mountain View | www.nanotune.com | $ 3,118,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Nanotechnology | Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
Novariant | Fremont | www.novariant.com | $ 3,300,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Global positioning systems. | RedShift Ventures, Clearstone Venture Partners |
Purfresh | Livermore | www.purfresh.com | $25,000,000 | Later Stage | 7 | Ozone-based solutions for fresh food and water products. | Foundation Capital, Chrysalix Energy, Chilton Investments |
Sapphire Energy | Redwood City | $ 400,000 | Startup/Seed | 3 | Renewable liquid fuels. | ARCH Venture Partners | |
Senergen Devices | Fremont | www.senergendevices.com | $ 5,100,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Silicon-based photovoltaic cells. | VantagePoint Venture Partners |
Serious Materials | Sunnyvale | www.seriousmaterials.com | $50,000,100 | Expansion | 1 | Eco-friendly materials. | New Enterprise Associates, Foundation Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners |
SolFocus | Mountain View | www.solfocus.com | $11,599,800 | Expansion | 5 | Solar concentrator photovoltaic systems. | Undisclosed Corporate Investor, NGEN Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Yellowstone Capital |
Integrated Photovoltaics | Sunnyvale | $ 237,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Solar conversion products and services. | Labrador Ventures | |
Company | City | Web site | Amount | Stage of Development | Investment Sequence | Business Description (edited) | Investors |
Semiconductors | |||||||
Active Semiconductor | Sunnyvale | www.active-semi.com | $ 2,000,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Integrated circuit design consultation. | U.S. Venture Partners |
Azuro | Santa Clara | www.azuro.com | $13,050,000 | Expansion | 3 | Semiconductor chips. | Benchmark Capital, TTP Venture Managers, Miramar Venture Partners |
DisplayLink | Palo Alto | www.displaylink.com | $24,000,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Develops and manufactures semiconductors. | DFJ Esprit, Benchmark Capital, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Atlas Venture, |
Enigma Semiconductor | Santa Clara | www.enigmasemi.com | $ 5,599,900 | Expansion | 7 | Networking semiconductors. | InnovationsKapital, Northzone Ventures AS, Sunstone Capital A/S, TVM Capital |
GainSpan | Sunnyvale | www.gainspan.com | $20,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Wi-Fi semiconductor and software | Sigma Partners, Intel Capital, New Venture Partners, Opus Capital, OVP Venture Partners |
GCT Semiconductor | San Jose | www.gctsemi.com | $19,543,800 | Later Stage | 6 | Integrated circuit solutions. | Parakletos@Ventures, Pequot Capital Management, Samsung Venture Investment |
Gigle Semiconductor | Redwood City | www.gigle.biz | $20,049,900 | Expansion | 2 | System-on-chip integrated circuits for home networking applications. | Accel Partners, Pond Venture Partners, Scottish Equity Partners Limited |
InnovaLight | Santa Clara | www.innovalight.com | $28,000,200 | Early Stage | 5 | Opto-electronic applications based on silicon nanocrystals. | Convexa Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds, Harris & Harris Group, Apax Partners Worldwide, Triton Ventures |
Innovative Silicon | Santa Clara | www.innovativesilicon.com | $25,100,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Embeddable DRAM memory chips. | Austin Ventures, Index Ventures Management, Auriga Partners, Wellington Partners Venture Capital, Highland Capital Partners |
Intelleflex | Santa Clara | www.intelleflex.com | $15,500,000 | Later Stage | 5 | RFID products for system solutions in multiple industries | Morgenthaler Ventures, Woodside Fund, Motorola Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Arcapita, Selby Venture Partners |
LedEngin | Santa Clara | www.ledengin.com | $11,000,100 | Expansion | 1 | Manufactures light-emitting diode components. | Individuals, Partech International, WK Associates |
MediaPhy | San Jose | www.mediaphy.com | $ 3,405,000 | Expansion | 2 | Semiconductors for mobile audio and video applications. | ARCH Venture Partners |
Mobilygen | Santa Clara | www.mobilygen.com | $20,000,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Fabless semiconductor company. | Undisclosed Corporate Investor, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lehman Brothers, Redpoint Ventures, VentureTech Alliance, Cardinal Venture Capital |
Mobius Microsystems | Sunnyvale | www.mobiusmicro.com | $10,225,000 | Expansion | 3 | Analog and mixed-signal semiconductor integration technology | Foundation Capital, Menlo Ventures |
QSecure | Los Altos | www.qsecure.com | $ 5,000,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Credit card security technology. | Allegis Capital, Worldview Technology Partners, Societe Generale Private Equity Activity, UMC Capital |
Rapport | Redwood City | www.rapportincorporated.com | $18,500,100 | Later Stage | 5 | Silicon solutions based on a parallel computer on a chip. | TechFarm Ventures, Merrill Lynch Venture Capital |
Santur | Fremont | www.santurcorp.com | $ 348,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Integrated optical components and tunable source lasers. | Lighthouse Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, Sequoia Capital, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners |
SemiQuest | San Jose | www.semiquestinc.com | $ 3,669,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Consumables for the semiconductor industry. | Individuals, Intel Capital |
Silicon Optix | San Jose | www.siliconoptix.com | $12,000,000 | Expansion | 9 | Fabless semiconductor company. | InterWest Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Focus Ventures |
Unidym | Menlo Park | www.unidym.com | $10,400,000 | Later Stage | 1 | Electronics products using carbon nanotubes. | TEL Venture Capital |
Validity Sensors | San Jose | www.validityinc.com | $20,000,000 | Expansion | 5 | Fingerprint sensors for the biometrics market. | TeleSoft Partners, Crosslink Capital, Qualcomm Ventures |
Xilient | Cupertino | www.xilient.com | $15,000,000 | Expansion | 3 | Semiconductors. | Norwest Venture Partners, Motorola Ventures, DCM |
Company | City | Web site | Amount | Stage of Development | Investment Sequence | Business Description (edited) | Investors |
Software | |||||||
Adaptive Planning | Mountain View | www.adaptiveplanning.com | $10,000,000 | Expansion | 5 | Alternative to spreadsheet-based financial reporting methods. | ONSET Ventures, RBC Capital Partners/RBC Technology Ventures, Monitor Venture Management, Cardinal Venture Capital |
Agito Networks | Sunnyvale | www.agitonetworks.com | $ 9,000,000 | Expansion | 3 | Enterprise mobility software | Battery Ventures |
Aptana | Foster City | www.aptana.com | $ 4,000,000 | Expansion | 1 | Web development software. | Accel Partners |
Aricent | Palo Alto | www.aricent.com | $ 3,390,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Communications software | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. |
BDNA | Mountain View | www.bdnacorp.com | $20,000,000 | Later Stage | 9 | Business asset management tools | Crescendo Venture Management, Newbury Ventures |
Billeo | Santa Clara | www.billeo.com | $ 7,000,100 | Expansion | 2 | Browser toolbar solution for online bill consolidation. | Claremont Creek Ventures, Altos Ventures, Pacifica Fund, ATA Ventures |
Calista Technologies | San Jose | www.calistatechnologies.com | $ 100,000 | Expansion | 3 | Enterprise infrastructure solutions. | Lightspeed Venture Partners |
Centric Software | Campbell | www.centricsoftware.com | $14,308,000 | Later Stage | 8 | Enterprise applications. | Masthead Venture Partners, BancBoston Capital/BancBoston Ventures, Boston Capital Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Oak Investment Partners |
Certess | Campbell | www.certess.com | $ 1,999,000 | Expansion | 3 | Functional verification software | Quest Management NV, Index Ventures Management |
Composite Software | San Mateo | www.compositesw.com | $ 8,000,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Secure enterprise information integration solutions. | Clearstone Venture Partners |
Conformia Software | Sunnyvale | www.conformia.com | $ 3,950,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Wine industry software | Sequoia Capital, Foundation Capital, SAP Ventures, JAFCO Ventures |
CrossLoop | Pacific Grove | www.crossloop.com | $ 3,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Internet-based collaboration software | El Dorado Ventures |
D2S | Saratoga | www.direct2silicon.com | $ 5,160,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Electron-beam lithography for system-on-chip integrated circuits | Cadence Design Systems, Benchmark Capital |
DeviceVM | San Jose | www.devicevm.com | $ 1,218,000 | Early Stage | 3 | Software development services. | Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
Digital Fuel Technologies | San Mateo | www.digifuel.com | $ 4,000,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Business service management software | Apax Partners Worldwide, Sigma Partners, Benchmark Capital, Israel Seed Partners |
Edvert | Belmont | $ 4,395,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Pay-per-click search engine. | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | |
Encover | Mountain View | www.encover.com | $ 2,044,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Service sales automation software. | Sigma Partners, DCM, Baird Venture Partners, Imlay Investments |
The Fanfare Group | Mountain View | www.fanfaregroup.com | $ 144,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Device-testing software for high-tech equipment vendors. | Matrix Partners, Focus Ventures, Redpoint Ventures |
Fliqz | Emeryville | www.fliqz.com | $ 3,250,000 | Expansion | 3 | Video enabling software to Web sites. | Mohr Davidow Ventures |
ForeScout Technologies | Cupertino | www.forescout.com | $ 4,000,100 | Expansion | 8 | clientless network Access control solutions. | Pitango Venture Capital, Accel Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, Meritech Capital Partners |
Genius.com | Foster City | www.genius.com | $16,951,200 | Early Stage | 3 | Software for sales and marketing professionals. | Mohr Davidow Ventures, Walden International, Accel Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, |
GigaFin Networks | Cupertino | www.gigafin.com | $ 1,683,000 | Expansion | 5 | Internal security and traffic management software | Sevin Rosen Funds, Worldview Technology Partners, Incubic Venture Fund |
Granicus | San Francisco | www.granicus.com | $ 1,000,000 | Later Stage | 1 | Streaming media solutions for governments | JMI Equity |
Greenplum | San Mateo | www.greenplum.com | $20,004,000 | Later Stage | 8 | Business intelligence database software | Meritech Capital Partners, Sierra Ventures, Mission Ventures, Hudson Venture Partners, Dawntreader Ventures, EDF Ventures |
GuardianEdge Technologies | San Francisco | www.guardianedge.com | $ 300,000 | Expansion | 2 | Endpoint data protection for the enterprise. | Altos Ventures, Cardinal Venture Capital, Cargill Ventures |
Hirexperience | San Francisco | www.hirexperience.com | $ 3,225,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Call center recruiting and staffing | Lightspeed Venture Partners |
InfoAxe | Palo Alto | www.infoaxe.com | $ 300,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Search engine. | Labrador Ventures |
Inigral | Palo Alto | $ 580,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Web site development | Founders Fund | |
Innotas | San Francisco | www.innotas.com | $ 6,000,000 | Later Stage | 3 | On-demand project-portfolio-management software | Velocity Interactive Group, ArrowPath Venture Capital |
iPrint Systems | Redwood City | www.iprint.com | $ 50,000 | Expansion | 4 | Self-service online printing platform. | Band of Angels |
ITM Software | Santa Clara | www.itm-software.com | $ 164,000 | Later Stage | 7 | Business management software. | Royal Bank of Canada Pension Fund, Technology Partners, InnoCal Venture Capital, Red Rock Ventures, Ascend Venture Group |
Jangl | Pleasanton | www.jangl.com | $ 100,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Anonymous phone calling services. | Labrador Ventures |
Kasenna | Sunnyvale | www.kasenna.com | $ 2,300,000 | Later Stage | 10 | Infrastructure software for broadband Internet media businesses. | U.S. Venture Partners, Key Venture Partners, Artiman Ventures |
Kazeon Systems | Mountain View | www.kazeon.com | $ 7,000,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Server-based software | Goldman Sachs & Co., Menlo Ventures, Clearstone Venture Partners, Red Coat Capital, Focus Ventures |
Krugle | Menlo Park | www.krugle.com | $ 1,132,000 | Expansion | 3 | Software development | Rustic Canyon Partners |
Levanta | San Mateo | www.levanta.com | $ 8,000,100 | Later Stage | 10 | Linux configuration management and systems provisioning. | Walden International, Levensohn Venture Partners, vSpring Capital |
Ludic Labs | San Mateo | www.ludic-labs.com | $ 5,079,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Social media applications for Internet and mobile devices | Accel Partners, KPG Ventures |
Medefinance | Emeryville | www.medefinance.com | $10,000,000 | Later Stage | 2 | Analytic software and services for hospitals. | Industry Ventures, Emergence Capital Partners |
mFoundry | Sausalito | www.mfoundry.com | $15,000,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Mobile banking and payment solutions. | Undisclosed Corporate Investor, Motorola Ventures, GRP Partners, Ignition Partners |
MonoSphere | Redwood City | www.monosphere.com | $ 932,000 | Later Stage | 7 | Enterprise storage management software | Lightspeed Venture Partners |
NeoScale Systems | Milpitas | www.neoscale.com | $ 115,000 | Later Stage | 7 | Security solutions for data storage applications. | Lightspeed Venture Partners |
OnLive | Palo Alto | $16,500,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Data and storage networking software | Undisclosed Corporate Investor, Maverick Capital | |
Planitax | Emeryville | www.planitax.com | $ 6,000,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Enterprise tax software and consulting services. | Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mobius Venture Capital, DFJ Frontier |
ProspectHills | Saratoga | $ 2,700,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Information management technology | Miramar Venture Partners | |
Provade | San Mateo | www.provade.com | $ 500,000 | Expansion | 3 | Outsourced procurement solutions. | Altos Ventures |
PSSoft | San Mateo | www.pssoft.com | $ 3,338,000 | Expansion | 3 | Information technology management software. | Newbury Ventures, vSpring Capital, Brooke Private Equity Management |
Quantcast | San Francisco | www.quantcast.com | $10,000,000 | Early Stage | 2 | Internet audiences data | Polaris Venture Partners |
Qwaq | Palo Alto | www.qwaq.com | $ 7,000,000 | Expansion | 1 | Secure, interactive, persistent virtual workspaces | Alloy Ventures, Storm Ventures |
Ribbit | Mountain View | www.ribbit.com | $10,000,000 | Startup/Seed | 2 | Telephone software | Allegis Capital, KPG Ventures |
Riya | San Mateo | www.riya.com | $ 3,000,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Facial recognition software. | Bay Partners, BlueRun Ventures, Leapfrog Ventures |
Sabrix | San Ramon | www.sabrix.com | $ 4,000,000 | Expansion | 6 | Enterprise transaction tax software and tax research services. | Trinity Ventures |
Schooner Information Technology | Menlo Park | www.schoonerinfotech.com | $ 6,792,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Data Access technology | CMEA Ventures, Redpoint Ventures |
Sendori | Sunnyvale | www.sendori.com | $ 800,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Connectivity software for advertisers and domain owners. | First Round Capital, Maples Management, Felicis Ventures |
Sensory Networks | Palo Alto | www.sensorynetworks.com | $ 780,000 | Later Stage | 9 | Network security acceleration technology. | Technology Venture Partners, JAFCO Investment, Accede Capital |
Sentilla | Redwood City | www.sentilla.com | $ 6,334,100 | Expansion | 2 | Java-based pervasive computing applications | ONSET Ventures, PacRim Venture Management, Claremont Creek Ventures, SmartForest Ventures |
Serus | Mountain View | www.serus.com | $ 2,000,000 | Expansion | 3 | Technology and managed services for companies with distributed or outsourced manufacturing operations | Samsung Venture Investment |
Siperian | San Mateo | www.siperian.com | $25,000,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Customer data integration and management software | Investor Growth Capital |
Siterra | San Francisco | www.siterra.com | $ 1,790,000 | Later Stage | 5 | Web-based project, document, and property management solution. | Centennial Ventures |
SlideRocket | San Francisco | www.sliderocket.com | $ 2,000,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Web application for creating, sharing and managing presentations | Hummer Winblad Venture Partners |
SmartTurn | Oakland | www.smartturn.com | $ 4,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | On-demand inventory and warehouse management software | New Enterprise Associates, Emergence Capital Partners |
SocialMedia Networks | Mill Valley | www.socialmedia.com | $ 3,500,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Social platform software | Charles River Ventures |
Socialtext | Palo Alto | www.socialtext.com | $ 6,328,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Social software for the enterprise | Draper Fisher Jurvetson, SAP Ventures, Omidyar Network |
Spoke Software | San Mateo | www.spoke.com | $ 396,000 | Later Stage | 6 | Management and sales application software | Sierra Ventures, Partech International, DCM |
SugarCRM | Cupertino | www.sugarcrm.com | $14,504,100 | Later Stage | 4 | Open source customer relationship management software | Draper Fisher Jurvetson, New Enterprise Associates, Walden International |
TradeBeam | San Mateo | www.tradebeam.com | $ 211,200 | Expansion | 7 | Trade management software and services | Carlyle Group, Sigma Partners, Sprout Group, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Camden Partners, Torch Hill Partners |
Transport Technology Systems | Mountain View | $ 6,847,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Transport technology systems and networking ticket sales. | VantagePoint Venture Partners | |
TuVox | Cupertino | www.tuvox.com | $20,000,000 | Expansion | 5 | On-demand speech applications. | Granite Ventures, Glynn Capital Management, Norwest Venture Partners, Foundation Capital |
VaST Systems Technology | Sunnyvale | www.vastsystems.com | $ 500,000 | Early Stage | 10 | Computer aided design services. | Zenshin Capital Management |
VirtualLogix | Sunnyvale | www.virtuallogix.com | $ 2,000,100 | Later Stage | 5 | Virtualization software platform for operating systems | Atlas Venture, Index Ventures Management, DFJ Esprit |
VisualOn | Campbell | www.visualon.com | $ 1,059,900 | Early Stage | 3 | Software and chips for encoding and decoding digital data stream of media files. | AsiaTech Management |
Vormetric | Santa Clara | www.vormetric.com | $ 3,333,000 | Later Stage | 10 | Wire speed storage encryption and decryption. | Vanguard Ventures, JK&B Capital |
Xambala | San Jose | www.xambala.com | $ 6,641,100 | Expansion | 7 | Message stream processing system. | Mohr Davidow Ventures, EGORA Ventures, JAFCO Ventures |
Company | City | Web site | Amount | Stage of Development | Investment Sequence | Business Description (edited) | Investors |
Networking Telecommunications | |||||||
Alloptic | Livermore | www.alloptic.com | $24,000,000 | Later Stage | 8 | Fiber optics for local Access networks. | Arcapita, Ritchie Capital |
Anagran | Redwood City | www.anagran.com | $12,000,100 | Expansion | 4 | Specialized routers. | Advanced Technology Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, ArrowPath Venture Capital |
Calient Networks | San Jose | www.calient.net | $10,000,000 | Later Stage | 9 | All-photonic switching systems and software. | Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, TeleSoft Partners, Allianz Private Equity Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, Cayuga Venture Fund |
Capella Intelligent Subsystems | San Jose | www.capellainc.com | $13,525,000 | Later Stage | 9 | Wavelength selective switch modules. | Rustic Canyon Partners, Bay Partners, Vanguard Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Formative Ventures |
Ceon | Redwood City | www.ceon.com | $ 5,617,000 | Later Stage | 12 | Software platforms for telecommunications | Sutter Hill Ventures, Needham Asset Management |
Chelsio Communications | Sunnyvale | www.chelsio.com | $25,000,200 | Later Stage | 6 | Scalable protocol offload chips and adapter cards. | Abacus Capital, INVESCO Private Capital, LSI Logic, New Enterprise Associates, Pacesetter Capital Group, Horizon Ventures, Hotung Interna |
Cyan Optics | Petaluma | www.cyanoptics.com | $17,501,000 | Expansion | 3 | High-bandwidth networking technology | Norwest Venture Partners, Azure Capital Partners, Telecommunications Development Fund |
Dune Networks | Sunnyvale | www.dunenetworks.com | $12,000,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Fabless semiconductor company. | Alta Berkeley Venture Partners, U.S. Venture Partners, JVP, Cipio Partners, Pitango Venture Capital |
Glimmerglass Networks | Hayward | www.glimmerglass.com | $ 3,600,000 | Later Stage | 8 | Fiber connection management solutions. | ONSET Ventures, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Mobius Venture Capital |
NextHop Technologies | Mountain View | www.nexthop.com | $ 21,000 | Later Stage | 10 | Routing protocols and related technologies. | Labrador Ventures |
Novera Optics | Santa Clara | www.noveraoptics.com | $ 1,800,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Fiber optic components. | Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, KTB Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, KLM Capital Group |
Ruckus Wireless | Sunnyvale | www.ruckuswireless.com | $ 7,499,900 | Later Stage | 5 | Home media networking | Sequoia Capital, Motorola Ventures, WK Associates, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners |
StrataLight Communications | Los Gatos | www.stratalight.com | $28,568,100 | Later Stage | 7 | Dense wavelength-division-multiplexing fiber optic systems. | Velocity Interactive Group, U.S. Venture Partners, TL Ventures |
4Info | San Mateo | www.4info.net | $ 2,500,000 | Expansion | 5 | Mobile search service. | Draper Fisher Jurvetson, U.S. Venture Partners, GE Media, Communications and Entertainment |
Aicent | San Jose | www.aicent.net | $ 1,500,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Mobile data services providing wireless links to the Internet | Warburg Pincus, iGlobe Partners |
AliphCom | San Francisco | www.aliph.com | $ 2,232,000 | Later Stage | 4 | Noise cancellation technology. | Mayfield Fund, Khosla Ventures |
Dyyno | Palo Alto | www.dyyno.com | $ 4,190,000 | Startup/Seed | 1 | Multimedia communication sharing technology | Artiman Ventures |
Firetide | Los Gatos | www.firetide.com | $14,421,000 | Expansion | 6 | Wireless networking equipment | Menlo Ventures, CORAL Ventures |
FORA.tv | San Francisco | www.fora.tv | $ 2,000,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Online video content focused on discourse, discussions & debates. | Adobe Systems |
IntelePeer | Foster City | www.intelepeer.com | $ 4,300,000 | Later Stage | 3 | Mission critical core network voice-over-Internet-protocol | EDF Ventures |
IXI Mobile | Belmont | www.ixi.com | $ 9,731,100 | Later Stage | 10 | Phone operating systems and messaging devices. | Gemini Capital Fund Management |
Lexy | San Francisco | www.lexy.com | $ 501,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Voice messaging and content sharing to network devices. | Noventi |
mBlox | Sunnyvale | www.mblox.com | $22,205,000 | Later Stage | 5 | Mobile messaging transmission and billing specialist. | Novus Ventures, Avanti Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Norwest Equity Partners, Trident Capital |
Quantenna Communications | Sunnyvale | www.quantenna.com | $12,740,000 | Expansion | 2 | Telecommunications and cell phone products. | Sequoia Capital, Sigma Partners, Venrock Associates, Grazia Equity |
SoonR | Campbell | www.soonr.com | $ 9,500,100 | Expansion | 3 | Mobile Access to PC-based information. | Intel Capital, Clearstone Venture Partners, Cisco Systems |
STEP Communications | San Jose | www.step-labs.com | $ 5,142,000 | Expansion | 2 | Acoustic technology and communication products. | Barry Financial, Gabriel Venture Partners |
Ustream.TV | Los Altos | www.ustream.tv | $ 300,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Interactive video broadcast platform. | Labrador Ventures |
Veodia | Palo Alto | www.veodia.com | $ 8,296,000 | Early Stage | 1 | Video broadcasting and publishing platform. | Clearstone Venture Partners, D. E. Shaw & Co. |
VoloMedia | Mountain View | www.volomedia.com | $ 110,000 | Expansion | 3 | Peer-to-peer distribution technology for digital audio content. | Mayfield Fund |
WaveMarket | Emeryville | www.wavemarket.com | $ 3,000,000 | Expansion | 5 | Software for wireless in location-based blogging and alerts. | Draper Fisher Jurvetson, BlueRun Ventures |
Zoove | Palo Alto | www.zoove.com | $ 886,000 | Expansion | 3 | Delivery of information to consumers using a variety of mobile data technologies | Worldview Technology Partners, Cardinal Venture Capital |