Innovium, Inc. develops and deploys switching silicon solutions for cloud, enterprise, and edge data centers in the United States and internationally. It offers TERALYNX 7 for large scale public and private cloud; and TERALYNX 5 for ToR, enterprise, Edge, and 5G data centers. The company also provides Network OS, a cloud, OEM, open-source network operating system; open source and standard APIs; and TERALYNX software development kit. Innovium, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, California with a location in Bengaluru, India.
Forward Networks, Inc. specializes in network verification and automation software, providing a comprehensive platform that enhances network visibility, policy verification, and change modeling. Founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers tools that help network teams prevent outages and improve operational efficiency. Its platform allows engineers and operators to visualize complex networks, debug issues swiftly, and verify policy correctness across various environments, including legacy systems and software-defined networks. Additionally, Forward Networks provides open-source software solutions like Beacon and Mininet for managing data centers and wide-area networks. The company serves a range of clients, including Fortune 100 financial institutions, telecommunications companies, and IT service providers, aiming to de-risk business operations through advanced modeling and analytics.
Forward Networks, Inc. specializes in network verification and automation software, providing a comprehensive platform that enhances network visibility, policy verification, and change modeling. Founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers tools that help network teams prevent outages and improve operational efficiency. Its platform allows engineers and operators to visualize complex networks, debug issues swiftly, and verify policy correctness across various environments, including legacy systems and software-defined networks. Additionally, Forward Networks provides open-source software solutions like Beacon and Mininet for managing data centers and wide-area networks. The company serves a range of clients, including Fortune 100 financial institutions, telecommunications companies, and IT service providers, aiming to de-risk business operations through advanced modeling and analytics.
Meetup, Inc. operates a website that facilitates the organization of local groups and events, enabling individuals to connect over shared interests. Founded in 2002 and based in New York City, the platform offers a wide range of categories, including arts and culture, business, health and well-being, technology, and various recreational activities. Meetup serves a global audience, providing resources for users to explore, teach, and learn in a collaborative environment. The company emphasizes the importance of social interaction and community engagement, encouraging people to come together to pursue their passions and enhance their lives. As of November 2017, Meetup operates as a subsidiary of The We Company.
Neul is a Cambridge-based company that specializes in wireless network technology, focusing on utilizing TV white space spectrum. The company offers low-cost wireless networks tailored for mobile network operators. Its technology facilitates a range of applications, including asset tracking, transportation, rural broadband, machine-to-machine communications, and e-media distribution. By leveraging underutilized spectrum, Neul aims to enhance connectivity and provide innovative networking solutions across various sectors.
iSocket is a technology platform designed to streamline the buying and selling of fixed-price, premium, reserved advertising inventory. It offers two main services: iSocket For Publishers, which provides sales automation and programmatic direct tools to enhance the efficiency of publisher sales teams, and iSocket For Advertisers, which simplifies the process for agencies and brands to purchase guaranteed inventory directly from top publishers. By leveraging automation, iSocket minimizes errors and reduces the overhead costs associated with traditional media sales, thereby facilitating direct online advertising and enhancing the overall effectiveness of ad transactions.
Special Network Services
Venture Round in 2012
Special Network Services Ltd, doing business as PeerIndex, is a Web technology company that engages in algorithmically mapping out the social Web. The company identifies, ranks, and scores authorities and experts, including journalists, academics, amateurs, and professionals.
Twitter is a social networking platform that enables users to send and read short messages, known as "tweets," with a character limit of 280. Launched in 2006, Twitter has grown into a global real-time communications platform, attracting more than 400 million monthly visitors and 255 million active users. The platform serves a diverse user base that includes world leaders, athletes, news organizations, and entertainment figures, and is accessible in over 35 languages. Users can interact with the platform through various means, including web browsers, SMS, and mobile applications. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Twitter also maintains numerous local offices across the United States and several international offices in major cities around the world.
DrayTek Corporation, founded in 1997 and based in Taiwan, specializes in manufacturing networking equipment and management systems tailored for small and medium-sized businesses. The company offers a range of products, including broadband and fiber routers, xDSL routers, network switches, and enterprise-level firewalls, enhancing Internet access and security. DrayTek also provides solutions for voice-over-Internet protocol and virtual private networks, catering to both residential users and small office/home office environments. With a commitment to delivering high-quality and integrated networking services at affordable prices, DrayTek distributes its products primarily in Europe and Asia, positioning itself as a reliable partner in the networking solutions market.
Silver Spring Networks, Inc., now a subsidiary of Itron, Inc., specializes in developing networking platforms and solutions for smart energy networks. The company's flagship SilverLink platform facilitates communication with devices connected to the power grid, allowing utilities to harness data for informed decision-making. Silver Spring offers a range of solutions, including advanced metering systems that enable two-way communication for meter reading and outage detection, distribution automation for real-time grid monitoring, and demand-side management initiatives focused on energy efficiency and electric vehicle charging. Additionally, the company provides street light solutions and a wireless IPv6 network service for the Internet of Things, known as Starfish. Professional services offered include network design, deployment support, software integration, and training. Silver Spring Networks operates in various global markets, including North America, Australia, and Europe, and was founded in 2002, with its headquarters in San Jose, California.
iSocket is a technology platform designed to streamline the buying and selling of fixed-price, premium, reserved advertising inventory. It offers two main services: iSocket For Publishers, which provides sales automation and programmatic direct tools to enhance the efficiency of publisher sales teams, and iSocket For Advertisers, which simplifies the process for agencies and brands to purchase guaranteed inventory directly from top publishers. By leveraging automation, iSocket minimizes errors and reduces the overhead costs associated with traditional media sales, thereby facilitating direct online advertising and enhancing the overall effectiveness of ad transactions.
NeoPhotonics offers a complete line of both active and passive optical components for every network market segment: FTTH/Access, Datacom, Storage Area Networks, Metro and Long Haul networks. NeoPhotonics' transceivers are compliant with industry standard MSAs, are available in GBIC, SFF, SFP, XFP and other configurations, and serve a variety of reaches, applications and data-rates from 155MBps to 10GBps. NeoPhotonics' advanced silica Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) integrated optical modules and subsystems are critical parts in access FTTH networks and in metro and long-haul DWDM networks. For FTTH, NeoPhotonics manufactures integrated splitters in high volume and FTTH BiDi and TriPlexer transceivers, Other products include AWGs, Athermal AWGs, VOA Multiplexers, EDFAs and ROADM Modules. NeoPhotonics' manufactures MEMS-based Variable Optical Attenuators and Dynamic Channel Equalizers
Meetup, Inc. operates a website that facilitates the organization of local groups and events, enabling individuals to connect over shared interests. Founded in 2002 and based in New York City, the platform offers a wide range of categories, including arts and culture, business, health and well-being, technology, and various recreational activities. Meetup serves a global audience, providing resources for users to explore, teach, and learn in a collaborative environment. The company emphasizes the importance of social interaction and community engagement, encouraging people to come together to pursue their passions and enhance their lives. As of November 2017, Meetup operates as a subsidiary of The We Company.
Hola was founded with the goal of making a better Internet through advanced routing technologies - making the web faster, more open and cheaper to operate. Hola fundamentally disrupted markets with products. Hola is profitable, and growing fast! It has global presence, and top tier investors including DFJ (Silicon Valley), Trilogy (Seattle), Magma (Israel), Horizons Ventures (Hong Kong), and Orange (France).
Hola’s core technology is its HTTP routing overlay network, incorporated in its client side software and its server network.
PacketExchange is the provider of private network services with Internet economics – providing Global Ethernet, Global Peering, Collaborative Networking, Cloud Networking, Dedicated Internet Access and Internet Transit. Their unique real-time transactional services platform leverages a global private layer-2 MPLS/VPLS and layer-3 IP network to offer a fast, secure, reliable and cost-effective alternative to the public Internet backbone. PacketExchange's redundant mesh across Europe, North America and Asia and exclusive wide-area peering fabric enable hundreds of access and broadband service providers, digital media, content and web application providers, enterprises and customers to connect directly to their trading partners around the world.
Siklu Communication Ltd. is a company based in Petach Tikva, Israel, that specializes in developing gigabit throughput E-band and V-band radios for a diverse range of clients, including service providers, mobile operators, enterprises, and government entities. Founded in 2007, Siklu offers various wireless communication solutions, such as small cell backhaul, LTE/LTE-A backhaul, WiFi backhaul, and business broadband connectivity. The company focuses on providing reliable millimeter wave radio products that support 5G backhaul applications, enhancing connectivity in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Siklu's technology is designed to deliver scalable, multigigabit capacity and performance, making it suitable for smart city networks, wireless security networks, enterprise connectivity, and residential broadband services.
Naseeb Networks is an online Islamic network for social, business, and matchmaking purposes. It connects young, educated, professional Muslims through networks of friends and provides a platform to interact and build new connections. It was founded in 2003 and is based in Punjab, Pakistan.
Pronto Networks Provides Carrier-Class Operations Support Systems (OSS) That Enables Network Operators To Deploy And Manage Large Public WLAN Networks. The Company’s Software Handles Provisioning, Configuration, Authentication, Access Control, Security, Pre-Paid And Post-Paid Billing, And Roaming Settlement For Large Public WLAN Networks.
NeoPhotonics offers a complete line of both active and passive optical components for every network market segment: FTTH/Access, Datacom, Storage Area Networks, Metro and Long Haul networks. NeoPhotonics' transceivers are compliant with industry standard MSAs, are available in GBIC, SFF, SFP, XFP and other configurations, and serve a variety of reaches, applications and data-rates from 155MBps to 10GBps. NeoPhotonics' advanced silica Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) integrated optical modules and subsystems are critical parts in access FTTH networks and in metro and long-haul DWDM networks. For FTTH, NeoPhotonics manufactures integrated splitters in high volume and FTTH BiDi and TriPlexer transceivers, Other products include AWGs, Athermal AWGs, VOA Multiplexers, EDFAs and ROADM Modules. NeoPhotonics' manufactures MEMS-based Variable Optical Attenuators and Dynamic Channel Equalizers
Meetup, Inc. operates a website that facilitates the organization of local groups and events, enabling individuals to connect over shared interests. Founded in 2002 and based in New York City, the platform offers a wide range of categories, including arts and culture, business, health and well-being, technology, and various recreational activities. Meetup serves a global audience, providing resources for users to explore, teach, and learn in a collaborative environment. The company emphasizes the importance of social interaction and community engagement, encouraging people to come together to pursue their passions and enhance their lives. As of November 2017, Meetup operates as a subsidiary of The We Company.
BlogCN.com, formerly known as Zhongguoboke.com, is a free blog hosting service provider in China. BlogCN has built the world's largest Chinese blog community, blog hosting service, and blog search engine. Its internet portal offers free blog space, and both free and fee-based (VIP) blog hosting services to Chinese bloggers. BolgCN also provides a functional blogging platform for its users using its modern blogging culture.
ChinaCache is a prominent Chinese provider of content delivery networks and cloud-based services, established in 1998. The company caters to a diverse range of clients, including small and large enterprises, luxury brands, e-commerce platforms, banking institutions, online gaming, and media organizations. With a robust infrastructure that includes over 400 service nodes in more than 120 major cities across China, ChinaCache offers a total network capacity exceeding 1000Gbps. The company maintains interconnections with all major telecommunications carriers and local internet service providers in Mainland China, enabling it to enhance online services and user experiences for its clients. All of ChinaCache's revenue is generated within the People's Republic of China, underscoring its focus on the domestic market.
Pronto Networks Provides Carrier-Class Operations Support Systems (OSS) That Enables Network Operators To Deploy And Manage Large Public WLAN Networks. The Company’s Software Handles Provisioning, Configuration, Authentication, Access Control, Security, Pre-Paid And Post-Paid Billing, And Roaming Settlement For Large Public WLAN Networks.
Troika Networks, Inc. specializes in providing integrated solutions for storage network data protection and management. Founded in 1998 and located in Westlake Village, California, the company offers a range of technologies that support disaster recovery, backup, and volume management. Its solutions are designed to be cost-effective and flexible, catering to the needs of enterprise customers through original equipment manufacturers and resellers globally. Troika Networks utilizes its proprietary Accelera Network Storage Services Platforms and ReadyPath Technology to enhance data protection and management capabilities, particularly in SAN-based environments.
Roving Planet
Series C in 2005
Roving Planet, Inc. provides network access control and management solutions for enterprise networks. Its products provide a secure network environment by managing and controlling users, endpoints, connections, and sessions. The company serves enterprise, manufacturing, health, higher education, k-12, and aerospace government industries. Roving Planet, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.
NeoPhotonics offers a complete line of both active and passive optical components for every network market segment: FTTH/Access, Datacom, Storage Area Networks, Metro and Long Haul networks. NeoPhotonics' transceivers are compliant with industry standard MSAs, are available in GBIC, SFF, SFP, XFP and other configurations, and serve a variety of reaches, applications and data-rates from 155MBps to 10GBps. NeoPhotonics' advanced silica Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) integrated optical modules and subsystems are critical parts in access FTTH networks and in metro and long-haul DWDM networks. For FTTH, NeoPhotonics manufactures integrated splitters in high volume and FTTH BiDi and TriPlexer transceivers, Other products include AWGs, Athermal AWGs, VOA Multiplexers, EDFAs and ROADM Modules. NeoPhotonics' manufactures MEMS-based Variable Optical Attenuators and Dynamic Channel Equalizers
Digital Path provides high-speed wireless broadband Internet and phone services to residential and business sectors in Northern California. It offers business-grade phone systems that include local and long-distance, hosted voicemail, multiple line configurations, and call forwarding services. The company also provides higher data speeds, dedicated business data circuits, multiple business telephone bundle options, competitive pricing, service quality guarantees, extensive rural and metro coverage, enhanced back-office configuration, and provisioning and installation services. In addition, it offers satellite, DSL, or cable services for the residential sector.
Pronto Networks Provides Carrier-Class Operations Support Systems (OSS) That Enables Network Operators To Deploy And Manage Large Public WLAN Networks. The Company’s Software Handles Provisioning, Configuration, Authentication, Access Control, Security, Pre-Paid And Post-Paid Billing, And Roaming Settlement For Large Public WLAN Networks.
Roving Planet
Venture Round in 2004
Roving Planet, Inc. provides network access control and management solutions for enterprise networks. Its products provide a secure network environment by managing and controlling users, endpoints, connections, and sessions. The company serves enterprise, manufacturing, health, higher education, k-12, and aerospace government industries. Roving Planet, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.
Meetup, Inc. operates a website that facilitates the organization of local groups and events, enabling individuals to connect over shared interests. Founded in 2002 and based in New York City, the platform offers a wide range of categories, including arts and culture, business, health and well-being, technology, and various recreational activities. Meetup serves a global audience, providing resources for users to explore, teach, and learn in a collaborative environment. The company emphasizes the importance of social interaction and community engagement, encouraging people to come together to pursue their passions and enhance their lives. As of November 2017, Meetup operates as a subsidiary of The We Company.
Digital Path provides high-speed wireless broadband Internet and phone services to residential and business sectors in Northern California. It offers business-grade phone systems that include local and long-distance, hosted voicemail, multiple line configurations, and call forwarding services. The company also provides higher data speeds, dedicated business data circuits, multiple business telephone bundle options, competitive pricing, service quality guarantees, extensive rural and metro coverage, enhanced back-office configuration, and provisioning and installation services. In addition, it offers satellite, DSL, or cable services for the residential sector.
Digital Path provides high-speed wireless broadband Internet and phone services to residential and business sectors in Northern California. It offers business-grade phone systems that include local and long-distance, hosted voicemail, multiple line configurations, and call forwarding services. The company also provides higher data speeds, dedicated business data circuits, multiple business telephone bundle options, competitive pricing, service quality guarantees, extensive rural and metro coverage, enhanced back-office configuration, and provisioning and installation services. In addition, it offers satellite, DSL, or cable services for the residential sector.
Troika Networks, Inc. specializes in providing integrated solutions for storage network data protection and management. Founded in 1998 and located in Westlake Village, California, the company offers a range of technologies that support disaster recovery, backup, and volume management. Its solutions are designed to be cost-effective and flexible, catering to the needs of enterprise customers through original equipment manufacturers and resellers globally. Troika Networks utilizes its proprietary Accelera Network Storage Services Platforms and ReadyPath Technology to enhance data protection and management capabilities, particularly in SAN-based environments.
Pronto Networks Provides Carrier-Class Operations Support Systems (OSS) That Enables Network Operators To Deploy And Manage Large Public WLAN Networks. The Company’s Software Handles Provisioning, Configuration, Authentication, Access Control, Security, Pre-Paid And Post-Paid Billing, And Roaming Settlement For Large Public WLAN Networks.
Actelis Networks is the leading provider of high performance, scalable broadband over copper solutions to Telco, Mobile, and IoT networks. Actelis turns copper into a strategic asset that enables delivering reliable, high-speed Ethernet services and broadband access to more places and devices more quickly, easily, and cost-effectively than can be done by using fiber optics or microwave.
The company was founded in 1998 and headquartered in Fremont, California.
Ishoni Networks develops broadband engines for residential and business customers.
Eplication, Ltd. specializes in the development and marketing of content acceleration appliances tailored for network infrastructure applications. The company offers several products, including Net Racer, which facilitates instant access to critical business applications such as customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning across local and wide area networks. Another product, Global Net Racer, supports distributed branch deployments by managing application traffic between headquarters and multiple locations. Traffic Racer is designed to optimize routing for web traffic. By enhancing performance for Internet service providers, telecommunications companies, and mobile operators, Eplication accelerates data transmission over various connection types, including dial-up, DSL, ISDN, wireless, mobile, and satellite. The company serves a diverse clientele, including enterprise portals, government agencies, military organizations, financial institutions, and various industries such as e-commerce, healthcare, and manufacturing. Founded in 2000, Eplication is headquartered in Hod-Hasharon, Israel.
Troika Networks, Inc. specializes in providing integrated solutions for storage network data protection and management. Founded in 1998 and located in Westlake Village, California, the company offers a range of technologies that support disaster recovery, backup, and volume management. Its solutions are designed to be cost-effective and flexible, catering to the needs of enterprise customers through original equipment manufacturers and resellers globally. Troika Networks utilizes its proprietary Accelera Network Storage Services Platforms and ReadyPath Technology to enhance data protection and management capabilities, particularly in SAN-based environments.
InfoRocket is an online platform designed to connect individuals seeking answers to their questions with those who possess the relevant knowledge. By facilitating a community where information, ideas, and expertise can be exchanged, InfoRocket enables users to engage with one another effectively. This service acts as a bridge, allowing users to find precise answers to their inquiries by matching them with qualified individuals who can provide insights and solutions.
BrightLink Networks
Series C in 2000
BrightLink Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of optical network switching systems. The company begins the marketing and manufacturing of its intelligent optical network system.