Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm established in 1998 that focuses on investing in early-stage companies across a diverse range of sectors. The firm targets technology-led businesses as well as non-technology opportunities in areas such as advertising and media, healthcare, education, financial services, and retail. It engages in various investment stages, including seed, early-stage, later-stage, and expansion-stage financing. Lightspeed specializes in debt financing for start-ups and growth companies while also exploring opportunities in consumer, enterprise, cleantech, and other markets. The firm is known for its strategic investments in innovative sectors, including big data, bitcoin, mobile technology, and software solutions.

Vaibhav Agrawal

Associate Partner

Saqib Awan

Partner

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Shelley Chu

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Dev Khare

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pinn Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Will Leas

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Jonathan MacQuitty

Venture Partner

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Nicole Quinn

General Partner

Christopher Schaepe

Co-Founder

Shan Shan

Partner

Shuvi Shrivastava

Partner

Adam Smith

Partner

Bejul Somaia

Partner

Rahul Taneja

Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Rytis Vitkauskas

Partner

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Connor Love

Partner

Peter Nieh

Partner and Co-Founder

John Thompson

Venture Partner

James Alcorn

Partner

Alex Taussig

Partner

Past deals in Networking

Arrcus

Venture Round in 2024
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.

Arrcus

Series D in 2023
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.

Arrcus

Series D in 2023
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.

bloXroute Labs

Series B in 2022
BloXroute Labs, Inc. is a company that offers a blockchain scalability solution designed to enhance the performance of cryptocurrencies and blockchains without requiring protocol changes. Established in 2018 and based in Evanston, Illinois, the company operates a blockchain distribution network that allows for the processing of thousands of transactions per second on-chain. Its platform leverages a global network of servers optimized for network performance through techniques such as compression and encryption. This infrastructure facilitates the rapid propagation of transactions and blocks, thereby improving data efficiency and increasing overall transaction throughput. BloXroute's approach is designed to maintain consensus across all nodes, ensuring it remains provably neutral and applicable to any blockchain.

Celona

Series C in 2022
Celona, Inc. is a technology company that develops a cloud-based networking platform aimed at integrating 5G and enterprise infrastructure. Founded in 2019 and based in Cupertino, California, Celona focuses on simplifying the deployment of LTE and 5G wireless technologies in enterprises by leveraging the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum. The company's solutions utilize artificial intelligence to automate and streamline the integration of cellular wireless systems with existing enterprise IT networks, thereby addressing the complexities associated with managing multiple disparate products. Celona's technology combines elements of 5G radio, edge computing, and machine learning, enabling organizations to enhance their connectivity and accelerate their digital transformation efforts. The founding team has extensive experience from leading companies like Qualcomm, Aruba, and Cisco, contributing to a robust understanding of both hardware and cloud-based solutions.

Socket

Seed Round in 2022
Socket, which acts as a meta-layer that connects all chains, enables unified, multichain applications with shared liquidity and state across chains.

Arrcus

Venture Round in 2021
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.

Infiot

Series A in 2020
Infiot Inc. is an information technology company that specializes in a cloud-delivered architecture platform tailored for the Internet of Things (IoT) industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with an additional office in Chennai, India, Infiot's platform supports data collection, delivery, and storage essential for various commercial IoT services. It serves a diverse range of sectors, including education, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and financial services, by connecting remote users, fixed and mobile sites, and IoT devices over LTE and 5G networks. The company's solutions focus on enhancing security, optimizing performance, and ensuring compliance for its clients.

Celona

Series B in 2020
Celona, Inc. is a technology company that develops a cloud-based networking platform aimed at integrating 5G and enterprise infrastructure. Founded in 2019 and based in Cupertino, California, Celona focuses on simplifying the deployment of LTE and 5G wireless technologies in enterprises by leveraging the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum. The company's solutions utilize artificial intelligence to automate and streamline the integration of cellular wireless systems with existing enterprise IT networks, thereby addressing the complexities associated with managing multiple disparate products. Celona's technology combines elements of 5G radio, edge computing, and machine learning, enabling organizations to enhance their connectivity and accelerate their digital transformation efforts. The founding team has extensive experience from leading companies like Qualcomm, Aruba, and Cisco, contributing to a robust understanding of both hardware and cloud-based solutions.

Celona

Series A in 2019
Celona, Inc. is a technology company that develops a cloud-based networking platform aimed at integrating 5G and enterprise infrastructure. Founded in 2019 and based in Cupertino, California, Celona focuses on simplifying the deployment of LTE and 5G wireless technologies in enterprises by leveraging the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum. The company's solutions utilize artificial intelligence to automate and streamline the integration of cellular wireless systems with existing enterprise IT networks, thereby addressing the complexities associated with managing multiple disparate products. Celona's technology combines elements of 5G radio, edge computing, and machine learning, enabling organizations to enhance their connectivity and accelerate their digital transformation efforts. The founding team has extensive experience from leading companies like Qualcomm, Aruba, and Cisco, contributing to a robust understanding of both hardware and cloud-based solutions.

Arrcus

Series B in 2019
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.

Necto

Seed Round in 2018
Necto Inc, based in San Francisco, is an Internet Service Provider that focuses on delivering fast and affordable internet access to the southeastern neighborhoods of the city. Founded in 2017, the company supports local entrepreneurs by offering essential networking equipment, ongoing technical assistance, network management, and billing solutions, enabling them to provide internet services to their customers. Additionally, Necto aims to empower aspiring internet service providers through its initiative to create an ISP school, which seeks to eliminate barriers to entry by addressing both technical and financial challenges. Through these efforts, Necto promotes a free and net-neutral internet while fostering local business development.

Vexata

Funding Round in 2017
A new wave of data-driven applications is powering today’s economy. Combining distributed data management software and advanced networking principles, Vexata’s active data fabric addresses the demands of these new applications and transforms your data infrastructure to improve decisions today, power business on demand and simplify the path to your future.

Avere Systems

Series E in 2017
Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.

SnapRoute

Series A in 2017
SnapRoute, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops an open-source network stack for enterprises, enabling the adoption of white-box and disaggregated networking. The company offers a cloud-native network operating system (CN-NOS) built on a microservice architecture with embedded Kubernetes. This innovative approach aims to reduce costs by up to 50% compared to legacy systems, while enhancing application service delivery, security, and operational efficiency. SnapRoute’s platform allows network engineers to customize commodity networking switches and routers, providing full visibility and modularity of the network stack. This capability enables network operators to continuously install or update components without disrupting business operations. Acquired by Infoblox, SnapRoute is positioned to transform networking through the application of cloud-native technologies, catering to the needs of DevOps-driven organizations.

Barefoot Networks

Series C in 2016
Barefoot Networks, Inc., founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in designing and developing programmable Ethernet switch chips. The company focuses on simplifying network programming, making it as straightforward as programming a CPU. Its product offerings include advanced features for network management operations, such as scalable load balancing and enhanced telemetry, which enable enterprises, data centers, and telecom providers to implement new functionalities in their network products without sacrificing performance. As of December 31, 2019, Barefoot Networks operates as a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.

SocketPlane

Seed Round in 2016
SocketPlane is an open source software company that is changing the landscape of computer networking. We create software that allows applications to be deployed and connected quickly, at scale in a way that is simple to use. We are bringing Software-Defined Networking to Docker and Linux Containers in a way that is transparent to developers and familiar to Network Ops

Plexxi

Series D in 2015
Plexxi Inc. is a provider of converged application-defined network infrastructure designed to enhance the performance of applications in software-defined data centers and public/private clouds. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including hardware, management systems, and application integrations, which enable cloud builders to create and manage private, public, and hybrid cloud networks efficiently. Plexxi's solutions focus on optimizing network performance, allowing applications to operate at the speed of business. Founded in 2010 and based in Nashua, New Hampshire, Plexxi operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company following its acquisition in 2018.

Barefoot Networks

Series B in 2015
Barefoot Networks, Inc., founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in designing and developing programmable Ethernet switch chips. The company focuses on simplifying network programming, making it as straightforward as programming a CPU. Its product offerings include advanced features for network management operations, such as scalable load balancing and enhanced telemetry, which enable enterprises, data centers, and telecom providers to implement new functionalities in their network products without sacrificing performance. As of December 31, 2019, Barefoot Networks operates as a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.

Avere Systems

Series D in 2014
Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.

Aquantia

Series G in 2014
Aquantia Corp specializes in the design, development, and marketing of high-speed communication integrated circuits for Ethernet connectivity, targeting data center, enterprise infrastructure, and access markets. The company creates solutions that serve as a crucial link between high-speed analog signals and digital information in computing and networking equipment. By focusing on delivering advanced data speeds, Aquantia addresses network bandwidth bottlenecks arising from the rapid increase in Internet Protocol traffic. With a team of experts experienced in technology development and signal processing, Aquantia is well-equipped to innovate in the fast-evolving landscape of Ethernet solutions.

Affirmed Networks

Series C in 2013
Affirmed Networks, Inc. specializes in mobile content cloud solutions, offering a range of services aimed at enhancing mobile data networks for customers globally. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, the company provides virtualization and network functions that include a cloud-based virtual mobile network, service creation tools, and critical data communication services for the telecommunications sector. Its key offerings include the Affirmed Service Automation Platform, which helps mobile operators reduce time-to-market and operational costs for new services, as well as the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G core, a cloud-native solution designed to facilitate the deployment of 5G networks. By integrating advanced technologies like network slicing and optimized IoT access, Affirmed Networks enables communication service providers to scale efficiently while minimizing capital and operational expenditures associated with complex network infrastructures.

Pertino

Series B in 2013
The unstoppable forces of mobile and cloud are transforming IT and making the Internet the new WAN. Pertino enables enterprises to build and manage private cloud networks that overlay the public Internet and extend visibility, security and control to workforces and workloads everywhere. The Pertino Cloud Network Engine platform powers the company's network-as-a-service offering—combining the power and persuasiveness of the cloud with network virtualization, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Service Virtualization (NSV). Pertino is an entirely new way to WAN that lets IT organizations build and manage private virtual networks over the Internet, securely connecting people and resources anywhere. IT admins can add virtual network services from the AppScape app store to extend the security, visibility and control of their Pertino cloud networks with just a few clicks. Today, over 5,000 customers have used Pertino's Cloud Network Engine to build cloud networks spanning over 70 countries around the world, from Iceland to Australia. Headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Pertino is a venture-backed company funded by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), Lightspeed Venture Partners and JAFCO Ventures, with private investments from a number of network industry luminaries.

Affirmed Networks

Series B in 2012
Affirmed Networks, Inc. specializes in mobile content cloud solutions, offering a range of services aimed at enhancing mobile data networks for customers globally. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, the company provides virtualization and network functions that include a cloud-based virtual mobile network, service creation tools, and critical data communication services for the telecommunications sector. Its key offerings include the Affirmed Service Automation Platform, which helps mobile operators reduce time-to-market and operational costs for new services, as well as the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G core, a cloud-native solution designed to facilitate the deployment of 5G networks. By integrating advanced technologies like network slicing and optimized IoT access, Affirmed Networks enables communication service providers to scale efficiently while minimizing capital and operational expenditures associated with complex network infrastructures.

Avere Systems

Series C in 2012
Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.

Plexxi

Series C in 2012
Plexxi Inc. is a provider of converged application-defined network infrastructure designed to enhance the performance of applications in software-defined data centers and public/private clouds. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including hardware, management systems, and application integrations, which enable cloud builders to create and manage private, public, and hybrid cloud networks efficiently. Plexxi's solutions focus on optimizing network performance, allowing applications to operate at the speed of business. Founded in 2010 and based in Nashua, New Hampshire, Plexxi operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company following its acquisition in 2018.

Aquantia

Series F in 2012
Aquantia Corp specializes in the design, development, and marketing of high-speed communication integrated circuits for Ethernet connectivity, targeting data center, enterprise infrastructure, and access markets. The company creates solutions that serve as a crucial link between high-speed analog signals and digital information in computing and networking equipment. By focusing on delivering advanced data speeds, Aquantia addresses network bandwidth bottlenecks arising from the rapid increase in Internet Protocol traffic. With a team of experts experienced in technology development and signal processing, Aquantia is well-equipped to innovate in the fast-evolving landscape of Ethernet solutions.

Pertino

Series A in 2012
The unstoppable forces of mobile and cloud are transforming IT and making the Internet the new WAN. Pertino enables enterprises to build and manage private cloud networks that overlay the public Internet and extend visibility, security and control to workforces and workloads everywhere. The Pertino Cloud Network Engine platform powers the company's network-as-a-service offering—combining the power and persuasiveness of the cloud with network virtualization, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Service Virtualization (NSV). Pertino is an entirely new way to WAN that lets IT organizations build and manage private virtual networks over the Internet, securely connecting people and resources anywhere. IT admins can add virtual network services from the AppScape app store to extend the security, visibility and control of their Pertino cloud networks with just a few clicks. Today, over 5,000 customers have used Pertino's Cloud Network Engine to build cloud networks spanning over 70 countries around the world, from Iceland to Australia. Headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Pertino is a venture-backed company funded by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), Lightspeed Venture Partners and JAFCO Ventures, with private investments from a number of network industry luminaries.

Embrane

Series B in 2011
Embrane is a software company based in Santa Clara, California, that specializes in the design and development of solutions for the delivery and management of network services in data centers. Founded in 2009, Embrane focuses on simplifying the adoption of virtualization and cloud computing for both service providers and enterprise customers. The company offers a range of application-centric virtual network services, including firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, and SSL offload engines, aimed at enhancing network efficiency and flexibility.

Aquantia

Series E in 2011
Aquantia Corp specializes in the design, development, and marketing of high-speed communication integrated circuits for Ethernet connectivity, targeting data center, enterprise infrastructure, and access markets. The company creates solutions that serve as a crucial link between high-speed analog signals and digital information in computing and networking equipment. By focusing on delivering advanced data speeds, Aquantia addresses network bandwidth bottlenecks arising from the rapid increase in Internet Protocol traffic. With a team of experts experienced in technology development and signal processing, Aquantia is well-equipped to innovate in the fast-evolving landscape of Ethernet solutions.

Nicira Networks

Series C in 2011
Nicira Networks is focused on transforming data center infrastructure for cloud computing through innovative software solutions that virtualize networking. Founded by experts in networking research from Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley, the company specializes in developing a Network Hypervisor, which allows for the logical reproduction of network services. This service enables the management and control of virtual networks, facilitating more flexible and scalable data centers. Nicira Networks is led by experienced entrepreneurs in the fields of networking, security, and virtualization, positioning the company as a leader in the shift toward cloud-based infrastructure.

Aquantia

Series D in 2009
Aquantia Corp specializes in the design, development, and marketing of high-speed communication integrated circuits for Ethernet connectivity, targeting data center, enterprise infrastructure, and access markets. The company creates solutions that serve as a crucial link between high-speed analog signals and digital information in computing and networking equipment. By focusing on delivering advanced data speeds, Aquantia addresses network bandwidth bottlenecks arising from the rapid increase in Internet Protocol traffic. With a team of experts experienced in technology development and signal processing, Aquantia is well-equipped to innovate in the fast-evolving landscape of Ethernet solutions.

Aprius

Series B in 2008
Aprius is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley that specializes in developing rack I/O gateway systems designed for enterprise data centers. Their innovative solutions focus on intelligent I/O virtualization and resource sharing, enhancing operational efficiency. Aprius offers high-bandwidth server interconnect systems, including an I/O Gateway that facilitates the virtualization of PCI Express resources. This capability enables resources to be provisioned, managed, moved, consolidated, and virtualized as a unified pool. Additionally, the company provides Computational Acceleration systems that create a resource pool of PCI Express-based compute acceleration cards, allowing allocation to server hosts within a cluster.

Aquantia

Series B in 2008
Aquantia Corp specializes in the design, development, and marketing of high-speed communication integrated circuits for Ethernet connectivity, targeting data center, enterprise infrastructure, and access markets. The company creates solutions that serve as a crucial link between high-speed analog signals and digital information in computing and networking equipment. By focusing on delivering advanced data speeds, Aquantia addresses network bandwidth bottlenecks arising from the rapid increase in Internet Protocol traffic. With a team of experts experienced in technology development and signal processing, Aquantia is well-equipped to innovate in the fast-evolving landscape of Ethernet solutions.

Teknovus

Series D in 2007
Teknovus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company based in Petaluma, California, specializing in access chips and embedded software for the fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. The company develops Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips designed for both central office and customer premises applications, as well as EPON customer premises equipment. Teknovus also offers TDM transport chips that facilitate circuit emulation on various Ethernet switched networks, alongside evaluation kits aimed at supporting original equipment manufacturers and service providers. Their EPON optical line terminal (OLT) solutions utilize a system-on-a-chip architecture, and the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller helps service providers adapt to diverse network topologies and subscriber densities. Teknovus markets its products through distributors across the United States, Europe, and China, and maintains additional sales and support centers in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and San Jose. Founded in 2002, Teknovus focuses on delivering innovative communication chipset solutions for digital broadband networks.

Aprius

Series A in 2007
Aprius is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley that specializes in developing rack I/O gateway systems designed for enterprise data centers. Their innovative solutions focus on intelligent I/O virtualization and resource sharing, enhancing operational efficiency. Aprius offers high-bandwidth server interconnect systems, including an I/O Gateway that facilitates the virtualization of PCI Express resources. This capability enables resources to be provisioned, managed, moved, consolidated, and virtualized as a unified pool. Additionally, the company provides Computational Acceleration systems that create a resource pool of PCI Express-based compute acceleration cards, allowing allocation to server hosts within a cluster.

Ellacoya Networks

Series E in 2007
Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.

Identity Engines

Series B in 2006
Identity Engines specializes in developing identity-based solutions for securing enterprise networks. Its product lineup includes the Ignition server, which centralizes and streamlines network access management, enhancing security across the organization. Additionally, the company provides the Ignition Portal, a web authentication tool designed to facilitate network access control for various guest and visitor devices, operating systems, and browsers. Other offerings include Ignition Posture, which checks endpoint compliance, Ignition Guest Manager, which secures network services for vendors and partners, and Ignition AutoConnect, an automated solution for efficient wireless and wired deployments. Originally acquired by Avaya in 2008, Identity Engines is now part of Extreme Networks following its acquisition of Avaya's enterprise networking division.

Riverbed Technology

Venture Round in 2006
Riverbed Technology is a developer of network and application performance software that caters to various industries, including government, oil and gas, financial services, and retail. The company's platform enables enterprises to visualize, optimize, remediate, and accelerate network performance for diverse applications. By enhancing visibility and performance across networks, applications, and end-user devices, Riverbed helps organizations maximize employee productivity and leverage IT for greater operational agility. Additionally, the platform supports business objectives by mitigating cybersecurity risks and improving the digital experience, allowing clients to capitalize on their cloud and digital investments effectively.

Aprius

Series A in 2006
Aprius is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley that specializes in developing rack I/O gateway systems designed for enterprise data centers. Their innovative solutions focus on intelligent I/O virtualization and resource sharing, enhancing operational efficiency. Aprius offers high-bandwidth server interconnect systems, including an I/O Gateway that facilitates the virtualization of PCI Express resources. This capability enables resources to be provisioned, managed, moved, consolidated, and virtualized as a unified pool. Additionally, the company provides Computational Acceleration systems that create a resource pool of PCI Express-based compute acceleration cards, allowing allocation to server hosts within a cluster.

Identity Engines

Series A in 2005
Identity Engines specializes in developing identity-based solutions for securing enterprise networks. Its product lineup includes the Ignition server, which centralizes and streamlines network access management, enhancing security across the organization. Additionally, the company provides the Ignition Portal, a web authentication tool designed to facilitate network access control for various guest and visitor devices, operating systems, and browsers. Other offerings include Ignition Posture, which checks endpoint compliance, Ignition Guest Manager, which secures network services for vendors and partners, and Ignition AutoConnect, an automated solution for efficient wireless and wired deployments. Originally acquired by Avaya in 2008, Identity Engines is now part of Extreme Networks following its acquisition of Avaya's enterprise networking division.

Aquantia

Series A in 2005
Aquantia Corp specializes in the design, development, and marketing of high-speed communication integrated circuits for Ethernet connectivity, targeting data center, enterprise infrastructure, and access markets. The company creates solutions that serve as a crucial link between high-speed analog signals and digital information in computing and networking equipment. By focusing on delivering advanced data speeds, Aquantia addresses network bandwidth bottlenecks arising from the rapid increase in Internet Protocol traffic. With a team of experts experienced in technology development and signal processing, Aquantia is well-equipped to innovate in the fast-evolving landscape of Ethernet solutions.

Ellacoya Networks

Venture Round in 2005
Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.

Traverse Networks

Series B in 2005
Traverse Networks is a leading supplier of enhanced voice services technology to communications service providers in the US. With unique and highly scalable technology, Traverse Networks helps partners generate new revenue streams by complementing existing products or enabling the creation of new enhanced services.

Ellacoya Networks

Venture Round in 2004
Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.

Riverbed Technology

Series B in 2004
Riverbed Technology is a developer of network and application performance software that caters to various industries, including government, oil and gas, financial services, and retail. The company's platform enables enterprises to visualize, optimize, remediate, and accelerate network performance for diverse applications. By enhancing visibility and performance across networks, applications, and end-user devices, Riverbed helps organizations maximize employee productivity and leverage IT for greater operational agility. Additionally, the platform supports business objectives by mitigating cybersecurity risks and improving the digital experience, allowing clients to capitalize on their cloud and digital investments effectively.

Ellacoya Networks

Venture Round in 2003
Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.

Riverbed Technology

Series A in 2003
Riverbed Technology is a developer of network and application performance software that caters to various industries, including government, oil and gas, financial services, and retail. The company's platform enables enterprises to visualize, optimize, remediate, and accelerate network performance for diverse applications. By enhancing visibility and performance across networks, applications, and end-user devices, Riverbed helps organizations maximize employee productivity and leverage IT for greater operational agility. Additionally, the platform supports business objectives by mitigating cybersecurity risks and improving the digital experience, allowing clients to capitalize on their cloud and digital investments effectively.

Broadview Networks

Series F in 2002
Broadview Networks, Inc. is a provider of network-based business communications services, catering primarily to small and medium-sized businesses in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. The company specializes in voice and data communications, offering local and long-distance telephone services, broadband internet access, and web hosting. Broadview Networks delivers a range of solutions, including its OfficeSuite cloud-based phone system and OfficeSuite PrivateCloud, which allows IT professionals to maintain control over a segmented cloud environment. Additionally, the company offers managed and professional services, encompassing a portfolio of hosted Internet Protocol (IP) phone and cloud computing services. Established in 1991 and headquartered in Rye Brook, New York, with an office in Vienna, Virginia, Broadview Networks was previously known as Community Networks, Inc. before rebranding in 1999.

Filanet

Series C in 2002
Filanet makes networking hardware for small to medium-sized businesses or for remote offices of larger business. The gear provides services such as Internet routing, VPNs (virtual private networks) and firewall security.

Ellacoya Networks

Series C in 2001
Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.

Oresis Communications

Venture Round in 2001
Oresis Communications designs and develops switching systems for carrying voice and data signals on the same telecommunications network. It offers ISIS-700 OmniService Switch, which enables carriers and service providers to migrate circuit and packet switched networks to a single backbone; and ISIS-700 Integrated OmniService Switch, which is a multiservice switch equipment that switches multiple voice, data, Internet, and video services in a single system. The company is based in Beaverton, Oregon.

Ellacoya Networks

Series B in 2000
Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.

Metro Optix

Series B in 2000
Metro-Optix develops hardware for telecommunications companies that want to transition from circuit-based services to cell- and packet-based services. The hardware essentially reduces the number of hardware boxes needed, such as routers, which the networks feed into.

Alliance Fiber Optic Products

Venture Round in 2000
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance fiber optic components and integrated modules tailored for the optical network equipment market. The company provides a diverse range of active and passive optical components, including interconnect systems, couplers, splitters, and thin film dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) components. Their products support both emerging and established communications equipment manufacturers, enabling the delivery of advanced optical networking systems across various segments, including long-haul, metropolitan, and last-mile access networks.

Ellacoya Networks

Series A in 2000
Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.
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