New Enterprise Associates

New Enterprise Associates, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in India and China. The firm specializes in investing across various stages of business development, from seed funding to public offerings, with a strong emphasis on the technology and healthcare sectors. Its investment strategy encompasses a wide range of industries, including information technology, consumer internet, financial technology, software, healthcare services, life sciences, biopharmaceuticals, and energy technology. New Enterprise Associates actively engages with entrepreneurs to support the growth of their companies, making investments between $0.05 million and $20 million. The firm has a global investment focus, particularly in regions such as Asia, Brazil, and the United States.

Michael Albert

Associate

Kate Barrett

Partner, Communications

Peter Barris

Chairman

Forest Baskett

General Partner

Ron Bernal

Venture Partner

Zak Burns

Associate

James Buxton MD

Principal

Carmen Chang

Partner, Chair and Head of Asia

Tak Cheung

Partner

Philip Chopin

Managing Director, NEA UK

Pamela Clark

General Partner

Vanessa Deng

Associate

Chris Doppman

Principal, LP Relations

Tony Florence

General Partner

Jay Graf

Venture Partner

Lily Huang

Principal, Healthcare VC

Arjun Jain

Senior Associate

James Kaplan

Associate

Patrick Kerins

General Partner

Nick Kline

Principal, LP Relations

Vanessa Larco

Partner

Danielle Lay

Principal

Tiffany Le

Senior Associate

Michael Li

Principal

Tiffany Luck

Partner

Mohamad Makhzoumi

General Partner

Matthew McAviney

Partner

Amit Mukherjee

Partner

Bibhash Mukhopadhyay

Principal

Mike O'Dell

Venture Partner

Kemi Odusan

Senior Associate

Greg Papadopoulos

Venture Partner

Luke Pappas

Principal

Michele Park

Partner

Eileen Qian

Associate

Scott Sandell

Managing General Partner

Tim Schaller

CFO

Andrew Schoen

Partner

Jordan Shapiro

Senior Associate

Alex Sharata

Associate

Peter Sonsini

General Partner

George Stamas

Venture Partner

Brad Thawley

Partner, Limited Partner Relations

Lila Tretikov

Partner

Paul Walker

General Partner

Blake Wu

Partner

Lulu Xu

Principal

Rick Yang

Partner, Head of Technology

Emily Zhen

Associate

Ann Bordetsky

Partner

Arno Penzias Ph.D

Venture Partner

J.C. Lopez

Principal

Past deals in Telecommunications

Cohere Technologies

Series D in 2022
Cohere Technologies Inc. is a technology company specializing in wireless bandwidth applications, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 2010, the company has developed a software solution that enhances the performance of mobile and wireless networks, specifically for 4G and 5G systems. Its innovative orthogonal time frequency and space (OTFS) modulation scheme addresses limitations in current technologies, such as TDMA and OFDM, to increase bandwidth and throughput. Additionally, Cohere Technologies is recognized as a pioneer in software-enhanced networks and is working towards solutions compliant with future 6G standards. Their offerings include spectrum multiplier software that improves channel detection, estimation, and precoding, thereby enhancing user experience and meeting the growing demand for wireless connectivity.

Airspan Networks

Post in 2021
Airspan Networks is a global provider of 4G broadband wireless systems and solutions that deliver high-speed data, voice, and multimedia services. Airspan’s products serve operators and vertical markets such as smart utilities, transportation, and public safety around the world in both licensed and unlicensed frequency bands covering from 700MHz up to 6GHz. Its products have been deployed in over 100 countries by 500 operators, 100 of which use Airspan’s 4G products. Airspan has a unique combination of in-house skills addressing the LTE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and VoIP technologies and develops industry-leading products by combining these technologies in innovative ways in order to deliver new and advanced solutions. Airspan offers a comprehensive range of products to meet the connectivity requirements of a wide variety of applications. With a pioneering suite of 4G radio access network (RAN) products, Airspan delivers first-ever solutions to bridge connectivity gaps, provide improved end-user personal broadband experiences, and connect a myriad of vertical market organizations to reliable, robust 4G broadband. Airspan was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Sitetracker

Series C in 2021
Sitetracker is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that specializes in managing the deployment, operation, and servicing of critical infrastructure and technology. It offers a comprehensive solution for optimizing the entire asset lifecycle, incorporating features such as artificial intelligence, automation, and actionable analytics. The platform supports stakeholders in planning, deploying, maintaining, and growing their capital asset portfolios effectively. Sitetracker is particularly beneficial for industries with high-volume, repeatable projects, such as telecommunications, alternative energy, and utilities. Major companies in these sectors, including Ericsson, Fortis, Google, British Telecom, and Vodafone, utilize Sitetracker to manage extensive projects and assets, collectively valued at over $25 billion worldwide. The platform also facilitates capacity planning and vendor analytics, helping organizations identify staffing needs and resource bottlenecks while connecting project timelines with historical performance data.

NextNav

Series E in 2020
NextNav, LLC specializes in developing and deploying advanced positioning technology solutions designed for urban and indoor environments, where traditional GPS signals are insufficient. The company’s positioning system enables mobile devices to accurately determine their location, including height and floor-level information. This technology is integrated into GPS chipsets, mobile phones, and various wireless devices. NextNav offers its services for a range of applications, including emergency response, public safety, and commercial needs that require precise indoor location accuracy. Additionally, the company provides Pinnacle, a plug-in that enhances 3D geolocation experiences by delivering detailed altitude data. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, NextNav also operates locations in Sunnyvale, California, and Bengaluru, India.

Uhana

Venture Round in 2020
Uhana, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, focused on enhancing mobile network operations through its innovative software platform. As a subsidiary of VMware, Uhana develops a real-time network AI engine that leverages advanced research from Stanford University. This platform ingests extensive telemetry data from existing network components and applications, employing machine learning and deep learning techniques to optimize user experiences in demanding applications such as virtual and augmented reality, video streaming, drones, and connected vehicles. Uhana's software provides predictive guidance for both applications and network management, improving performance across various mobile networks. By enabling independent onboarding of applications and mobile networks, Uhana delivers value to over-the-top (OTT) services and network providers alike, enhancing operational efficiency and application quality of experience.

Sitetracker

Series B in 2019
Sitetracker is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that specializes in managing the deployment, operation, and servicing of critical infrastructure and technology. It offers a comprehensive solution for optimizing the entire asset lifecycle, incorporating features such as artificial intelligence, automation, and actionable analytics. The platform supports stakeholders in planning, deploying, maintaining, and growing their capital asset portfolios effectively. Sitetracker is particularly beneficial for industries with high-volume, repeatable projects, such as telecommunications, alternative energy, and utilities. Major companies in these sectors, including Ericsson, Fortis, Google, British Telecom, and Vodafone, utilize Sitetracker to manage extensive projects and assets, collectively valued at over $25 billion worldwide. The platform also facilitates capacity planning and vendor analytics, helping organizations identify staffing needs and resource bottlenecks while connecting project timelines with historical performance data.

Movius

Series D in 2019
Movius Interactive provides cloud-based enterprise mobility solutions that enhance mobile communication for businesses and their clients. The company's Software-as-a-Service platform extends enterprise telecommunication services to mobile devices, enabling secure communication while ensuring corporate compliance. It allows users to manage their enterprise mobile communications through dedicated work phone lines across various devices. Movius also offers a range of pre-packaged applications and APIs for application development, alongside support and training services. Founded in 1999, Movius is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in Dubai, Madrid, Bengaluru, and Johannesburg, serving telecommunication providers, businesses, and end-users both in the United States and internationally.

HEAVY.AI

Series C in 2018
HEAVY.AI develops a big data analytics and visualization platform that helps businesses and government entities uncover valuable opportunities and risks within extensive location and time data. Its technology leverages the capabilities of modern GPU and CPU hardware to facilitate high-speed analytics and visualization. The platform features a structured query language-compliant database and an advanced visual analytics engine, allowing users to analyze and visualize large datasets efficiently. Clients from various sectors, including government, telecommunications, energy, utilities, and higher education, utilize HEAVY.AI's solutions to enhance decision-making processes and gain insights from multi-billion record datasets.

Sitetracker

Series B in 2018
Sitetracker is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that specializes in managing the deployment, operation, and servicing of critical infrastructure and technology. It offers a comprehensive solution for optimizing the entire asset lifecycle, incorporating features such as artificial intelligence, automation, and actionable analytics. The platform supports stakeholders in planning, deploying, maintaining, and growing their capital asset portfolios effectively. Sitetracker is particularly beneficial for industries with high-volume, repeatable projects, such as telecommunications, alternative energy, and utilities. Major companies in these sectors, including Ericsson, Fortis, Google, British Telecom, and Vodafone, utilize Sitetracker to manage extensive projects and assets, collectively valued at over $25 billion worldwide. The platform also facilitates capacity planning and vendor analytics, helping organizations identify staffing needs and resource bottlenecks while connecting project timelines with historical performance data.

Mode

Series B in 2018
Mode operates a high-performance software-defined core network (SD-CORE) that utilizes a breakthrough in real-time network control. Co-founded by two Cornell computer scientists known for their contributions to packet-switched networks, Mode has developed a mathematically optimal routing system called Mode HALO. The company's core technology supports various applications, including SD-WAN, cloud access, unified communications, and ultra-low latency services. Mode Core is designed to enhance enterprise wide area networks (WANs) by providing reliable, quality of service (QoS) connectivity, combined with cloud elasticity and competitive pricing. Based in San Francisco, Mode has received backing from prominent investors, including Google Ventures, NEA, and the National Science Foundation, and has been acquired by VMware.

Sitetracker

Series A in 2017
Sitetracker is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that specializes in managing the deployment, operation, and servicing of critical infrastructure and technology. It offers a comprehensive solution for optimizing the entire asset lifecycle, incorporating features such as artificial intelligence, automation, and actionable analytics. The platform supports stakeholders in planning, deploying, maintaining, and growing their capital asset portfolios effectively. Sitetracker is particularly beneficial for industries with high-volume, repeatable projects, such as telecommunications, alternative energy, and utilities. Major companies in these sectors, including Ericsson, Fortis, Google, British Telecom, and Vodafone, utilize Sitetracker to manage extensive projects and assets, collectively valued at over $25 billion worldwide. The platform also facilitates capacity planning and vendor analytics, helping organizations identify staffing needs and resource bottlenecks while connecting project timelines with historical performance data.

Movius

Series C in 2017
Movius Interactive provides cloud-based enterprise mobility solutions that enhance mobile communication for businesses and their clients. The company's Software-as-a-Service platform extends enterprise telecommunication services to mobile devices, enabling secure communication while ensuring corporate compliance. It allows users to manage their enterprise mobile communications through dedicated work phone lines across various devices. Movius also offers a range of pre-packaged applications and APIs for application development, alongside support and training services. Founded in 1999, Movius is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in Dubai, Madrid, Bengaluru, and Johannesburg, serving telecommunication providers, businesses, and end-users both in the United States and internationally.

HEAVY.AI

Series B in 2017
HEAVY.AI develops a big data analytics and visualization platform that helps businesses and government entities uncover valuable opportunities and risks within extensive location and time data. Its technology leverages the capabilities of modern GPU and CPU hardware to facilitate high-speed analytics and visualization. The platform features a structured query language-compliant database and an advanced visual analytics engine, allowing users to analyze and visualize large datasets efficiently. Clients from various sectors, including government, telecommunications, energy, utilities, and higher education, utilize HEAVY.AI's solutions to enhance decision-making processes and gain insights from multi-billion record datasets.

Docent Health

Series A in 2016
Docent Health, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, develops an enterprise consumer engagement platform aimed at enhancing patient care. The company focuses on helping health systems build and maintain lasting relationships with patients by integrating advanced consumer technology and hospitality-inspired service. Its platform combines digital and human interactions to provide personalized support through real-time text messaging, ensuring that patients receive empathetic and tailored experiences related to their clinical care. By leveraging best practices from various industries, Docent Health seeks to promote customer-centric care, ultimately increasing patient lifetime value and assisting healthcare organizations in expanding their market share.

Docent Health

Seed Round in 2016
Docent Health, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, develops an enterprise consumer engagement platform aimed at enhancing patient care. The company focuses on helping health systems build and maintain lasting relationships with patients by integrating advanced consumer technology and hospitality-inspired service. Its platform combines digital and human interactions to provide personalized support through real-time text messaging, ensuring that patients receive empathetic and tailored experiences related to their clinical care. By leveraging best practices from various industries, Docent Health seeks to promote customer-centric care, ultimately increasing patient lifetime value and assisting healthcare organizations in expanding their market share.

Mode

Series A in 2015
Mode operates a high-performance software-defined core network (SD-CORE) that utilizes a breakthrough in real-time network control. Co-founded by two Cornell computer scientists known for their contributions to packet-switched networks, Mode has developed a mathematically optimal routing system called Mode HALO. The company's core technology supports various applications, including SD-WAN, cloud access, unified communications, and ultra-low latency services. Mode Core is designed to enhance enterprise wide area networks (WANs) by providing reliable, quality of service (QoS) connectivity, combined with cloud elasticity and competitive pricing. Based in San Francisco, Mode has received backing from prominent investors, including Google Ventures, NEA, and the National Science Foundation, and has been acquired by VMware.

Cloudflare

Series D in 2015
Cloudflare, Inc. is a San Francisco-based software company that specializes in web performance and security services for businesses globally. It operates a cloud platform that integrates various network services, including security solutions such as Cloud Firewall, Bot Management, and Distributed Denial of Service protection. The company enhances website performance through its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and intelligent routing, while also providing optimization tools for content and images. Furthermore, Cloudflare offers reliability solutions like Load Balancing and DNS services, alongside security features aimed at protecting internal resources through Zero Trust Security and Secure Web Gateway. Its consumer offerings include a DNS resolver and a virtual private network (VPN) designed to secure mobile traffic. Cloudflare serves diverse industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and government, and was founded in 2009.

Gainspeed

Series C in 2015
Gainspeed, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a virtual Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP), which allows cable operators to enhance network capacity and adapt to evolving market demands. Founded in 2012 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Gainspeed's solution facilitates the transition to a software-driven, all-IP architecture, accommodating the shift from traditional QAM video to IP video. This platform supports various services, including broadcast analog video, IP video, teleconferencing, and cloud computing, enabling operators to deploy new services efficiently and cost-effectively. Gainspeed operates as a subsidiary of Nokia Corporation, reflecting its integration into a larger technological ecosystem.

Cohere Technologies

Series C in 2015
Cohere Technologies Inc. is a technology company specializing in wireless bandwidth applications, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 2010, the company has developed a software solution that enhances the performance of mobile and wireless networks, specifically for 4G and 5G systems. Its innovative orthogonal time frequency and space (OTFS) modulation scheme addresses limitations in current technologies, such as TDMA and OFDM, to increase bandwidth and throughput. Additionally, Cohere Technologies is recognized as a pioneer in software-enhanced networks and is working towards solutions compliant with future 6G standards. Their offerings include spectrum multiplier software that improves channel detection, estimation, and precoding, thereby enhancing user experience and meeting the growing demand for wireless connectivity.

Pluribus Networks

Series D in 2015
Pluribus Networks is delivering an open, next generation software defined network fabric for modern data centers, multi-site data centers and distributed cloud environments. The Linux-based Netvisor® ONE operating system and the Adaptive Cloud Fabric™ have been purpose built to deliver radically simplified networking along with white box economics by leveraging open networking hardware from our partners Dell EMC, D-Link Systems and Edgecore as well as Pluribus’ own Freedom Series of switches. The Adaptive Cloud Fabric controllerless SDN architecture distributes state and intelligence throughout the network fabric and is optimized to deliver rich and highly secure per-tenant services across data center sites with simple operations and no single point of failure. Pluribus Networks is also embedded in industry leading Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi) and distributed cloud solutions which are being deployed in the networks of the world’s largest 5G service providers. Pluribus Networks is a founding member of the Linux Foundation’s LF Edge organization and a member of State of the Edge. Visit pluribusnetworks.com to learn more.

NextNav

Series D in 2014
NextNav, LLC specializes in developing and deploying advanced positioning technology solutions designed for urban and indoor environments, where traditional GPS signals are insufficient. The company’s positioning system enables mobile devices to accurately determine their location, including height and floor-level information. This technology is integrated into GPS chipsets, mobile phones, and various wireless devices. NextNav offers its services for a range of applications, including emergency response, public safety, and commercial needs that require precise indoor location accuracy. Additionally, the company provides Pinnacle, a plug-in that enhances 3D geolocation experiences by delivering detailed altitude data. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, NextNav also operates locations in Sunnyvale, California, and Bengaluru, India.

Mimosa

Series C in 2014
Mimosa builds the next generation of Wi-Fi hardware - designed for outdoor use, at long distances and with robust speeds. Wi-Fi is no longer just for your smartphone. Mimosa’s wireless technology picks up where fiber leaves off to reliably connect homes and businesses in areas where fiber can’t practically reach. Employing a comprehensive “Cloud to Client” strategy, using coordinated Massive MIMO and intelligent spectrum technology, Mimosa brings unique advancements to every layer of the Internet access network, making wireless a scalable solution, for any community, in any locale. With fiber-quality speeds and reliability at a competitive cost, Mimosa is making Wi-Fi the future of connectivity.

Cloudflare

Series C in 2013
Cloudflare, Inc. is a San Francisco-based software company that specializes in web performance and security services for businesses globally. It operates a cloud platform that integrates various network services, including security solutions such as Cloud Firewall, Bot Management, and Distributed Denial of Service protection. The company enhances website performance through its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and intelligent routing, while also providing optimization tools for content and images. Furthermore, Cloudflare offers reliability solutions like Load Balancing and DNS services, alongside security features aimed at protecting internal resources through Zero Trust Security and Secure Web Gateway. Its consumer offerings include a DNS resolver and a virtual private network (VPN) designed to secure mobile traffic. Cloudflare serves diverse industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and government, and was founded in 2009.

Kumu Networks

Series B in 2013
Kumu Networks is revolutionizing the way wireless systems are built using its innovative full-duplex wireless design. Wireless full-duplex allows a radio to transmit and receive signals at the same time using a single frequency channel. Kumu's patent pending full-duplex technology changes the basic assumptions on which current wireless radios are built, allowing for improved performance and reduced complexity in a variety of wireless devices and affecting all wireless markets.

Gainspeed

Series A in 2013
Gainspeed, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a virtual Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP), which allows cable operators to enhance network capacity and adapt to evolving market demands. Founded in 2012 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Gainspeed's solution facilitates the transition to a software-driven, all-IP architecture, accommodating the shift from traditional QAM video to IP video. This platform supports various services, including broadcast analog video, IP video, teleconferencing, and cloud computing, enabling operators to deploy new services efficiently and cost-effectively. Gainspeed operates as a subsidiary of Nokia Corporation, reflecting its integration into a larger technological ecosystem.

Luminate Wireless

Venture Round in 2013
Luminate Wireless, Inc., based in Cupertino, California, was incorporated in 2013 and specializes in wireless infrastructure. The company is focused on developing an end-to-end distributed mobile network system designed to enhance capacity and ensure reliable mobile services for enterprises of all sizes. This innovative system centralizes key management, control, and data-plane functions within a virtualized environment, which can be deployed as either a private or public cloud. Luminate Wireless enables the seamless addition of capacity to venues in a manner similar to Wi-Fi by utilizing 4G LTE access points with existing Ethernet and IP backhaul. Additionally, the company offers a simpler and more affordable infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform that provides consistent LTE coverage and flexible mobile networks, facilitating efficient mobile network access and service delivery for enterprise customers. Luminate Wireless is supported by several prominent investors, including NEA, Sequoia Capital, Google Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures.

Pluribus Networks

Series C in 2012
Pluribus Networks is delivering an open, next generation software defined network fabric for modern data centers, multi-site data centers and distributed cloud environments. The Linux-based Netvisor® ONE operating system and the Adaptive Cloud Fabric™ have been purpose built to deliver radically simplified networking along with white box economics by leveraging open networking hardware from our partners Dell EMC, D-Link Systems and Edgecore as well as Pluribus’ own Freedom Series of switches. The Adaptive Cloud Fabric controllerless SDN architecture distributes state and intelligence throughout the network fabric and is optimized to deliver rich and highly secure per-tenant services across data center sites with simple operations and no single point of failure. Pluribus Networks is also embedded in industry leading Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi) and distributed cloud solutions which are being deployed in the networks of the world’s largest 5G service providers. Pluribus Networks is a founding member of the Linux Foundation’s LF Edge organization and a member of State of the Edge. Visit pluribusnetworks.com to learn more.

Kumu Networks

Series A in 2012
Kumu Networks is revolutionizing the way wireless systems are built using its innovative full-duplex wireless design. Wireless full-duplex allows a radio to transmit and receive signals at the same time using a single frequency channel. Kumu's patent pending full-duplex technology changes the basic assumptions on which current wireless radios are built, allowing for improved performance and reduced complexity in a variety of wireless devices and affecting all wireless markets.

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.

Luxtera

Venture Round in 2012
Luxtera, Inc. is a company based in Carlsbad, California, that specializes in silicon photonics technology, primarily for data centers and mobile infrastructure. Founded in 2001, Luxtera creates optical modules, including faceplate pluggable optical transceivers and embedded optical transceivers, which enable direct fiber-to-chip connectivity. The company is noted for overcoming significant technical challenges in integrating high-performance optics with silicon electronics on a mainstream CMOS chip. Its patented technology combines the long reach of single-mode fiber with the affordability of integrated optoelectronics, resulting in advanced transceiver devices that enhance high-speed optical communications. As a fabless semiconductor company, Luxtera's innovations provide low-cost, high-volume optical solutions characterized by superior performance and reliability. In December 2018, Luxtera was acquired by Cisco Systems, further extending its reach in the communications and semiconductor industries.

Cloudflare

Series B in 2011
Cloudflare, Inc. is a San Francisco-based software company that specializes in web performance and security services for businesses globally. It operates a cloud platform that integrates various network services, including security solutions such as Cloud Firewall, Bot Management, and Distributed Denial of Service protection. The company enhances website performance through its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and intelligent routing, while also providing optimization tools for content and images. Furthermore, Cloudflare offers reliability solutions like Load Balancing and DNS services, alongside security features aimed at protecting internal resources through Zero Trust Security and Secure Web Gateway. Its consumer offerings include a DNS resolver and a virtual private network (VPN) designed to secure mobile traffic. Cloudflare serves diverse industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and government, and was founded in 2009.

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.

Pluribus Networks

Series B in 2011
Pluribus Networks is delivering an open, next generation software defined network fabric for modern data centers, multi-site data centers and distributed cloud environments. The Linux-based Netvisor® ONE operating system and the Adaptive Cloud Fabric™ have been purpose built to deliver radically simplified networking along with white box economics by leveraging open networking hardware from our partners Dell EMC, D-Link Systems and Edgecore as well as Pluribus’ own Freedom Series of switches. The Adaptive Cloud Fabric controllerless SDN architecture distributes state and intelligence throughout the network fabric and is optimized to deliver rich and highly secure per-tenant services across data center sites with simple operations and no single point of failure. Pluribus Networks is also embedded in industry leading Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi) and distributed cloud solutions which are being deployed in the networks of the world’s largest 5G service providers. Pluribus Networks is a founding member of the Linux Foundation’s LF Edge organization and a member of State of the Edge. Visit pluribusnetworks.com to learn more.

ValueFirst

Venture Round in 2011
ValueFirst, founded in 2003, is a company that specializes in connecting businesses with consumers through various telecom and internet channels. It offers a range of communication solutions, including Apple Business Messaging, chatbots, email, Google Business Messaging, Instagram, RCS Business Messaging, SMS, voice, and WhatsApp, enabling brands to create engaging conversational experiences. With a focus on providing enterprise digital services, ValueFirst assists clients in enhancing customer interactions and streamlining communication. The company employs approximately 500 individuals and has a presence in India, Indonesia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Through its innovative platforms and smart APIs, ValueFirst aims to support businesses in driving revenue growth and improving customer satisfaction.

Vennfer

Venture Round in 2011
Vennfer, developed by INTELLISYS Technologies & Research Pvt. Ltd, is an innovative video conferencing software designed to enhance communication technology. This platform leverages internet protocol (IP) technology and multicasting methods to facilitate efficient real-time audio, video, and data communication across various network types, including LAN, WAN, and broadband. Vennfer aims to provide a highly interactive communication medium, allowing users to engage in synchronous audio and video delivery at multiple locations while effectively conserving bandwidth. With its foundation in advanced research and development, Vennfer represents a significant advancement in the videoconferencing landscape, enabling businesses and individuals to connect seamlessly and improve collaboration.

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.

Force10 Networks

Venture Round in 2009
Force10 Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of networking equipment and solutions tailored for data center and network deployments. The company operates in two main segments: Ethernet and Transport. The Ethernet segment provides 1 GbE and 10 GbE switches and routers designed for data center, enterprise, and service provider networks. The Transport segment offers products such as Traverse and TraverseEdge for optical networks, MASTERseries and Axxius for wireless aggregation, and Adit for converged business access. Force10's products emphasize scalability, reliability, and application awareness, facilitating efficient content delivery to both enterprise and consumer users. The company primarily markets its offerings through a direct sales force in the United States and via international channel partners, including resellers and distributors. Founded in 1999 and based in San Jose, California, Force10 Networks operates as a subsidiary of Dell Marketing L.P.

Audience

Series D in 2009
Audience, Inc. specializes in voice and audio solutions for mobile devices, operating in markets such as South Korea, China, and the United States. The company develops a range of proprietary technologies, including digital signal processors, audio codecs, and algorithms designed for voice isolation and noise suppression. Its product lineup features several generations of voice and audio processors, such as the eS305 and eS325, which enhance communication quality across different network types. Audience also offers integrated solutions that combine voice processing capabilities with high-performance audio subsystems. Additionally, the company provides software solutions, including tools for voice over Internet Protocol calling and voice-controlled applications, facilitating customization for original equipment manufacturers. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Audience, Inc. was previously known as Applied Neurosystems Corporation and became a subsidiary of Knowles Corporation in 2015.

Audience

Series E in 2009
Audience, Inc. specializes in voice and audio solutions for mobile devices, operating in markets such as South Korea, China, and the United States. The company develops a range of proprietary technologies, including digital signal processors, audio codecs, and algorithms designed for voice isolation and noise suppression. Its product lineup features several generations of voice and audio processors, such as the eS305 and eS325, which enhance communication quality across different network types. Audience also offers integrated solutions that combine voice processing capabilities with high-performance audio subsystems. Additionally, the company provides software solutions, including tools for voice over Internet Protocol calling and voice-controlled applications, facilitating customization for original equipment manufacturers. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Audience, Inc. was previously known as Applied Neurosystems Corporation and became a subsidiary of Knowles Corporation in 2015.

ValueFirst

Series A in 2008
ValueFirst, founded in 2003, is a company that specializes in connecting businesses with consumers through various telecom and internet channels. It offers a range of communication solutions, including Apple Business Messaging, chatbots, email, Google Business Messaging, Instagram, RCS Business Messaging, SMS, voice, and WhatsApp, enabling brands to create engaging conversational experiences. With a focus on providing enterprise digital services, ValueFirst assists clients in enhancing customer interactions and streamlining communication. The company employs approximately 500 individuals and has a presence in India, Indonesia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Through its innovative platforms and smart APIs, ValueFirst aims to support businesses in driving revenue growth and improving customer satisfaction.

Luxtera

Series D in 2008
Luxtera, Inc. is a company based in Carlsbad, California, that specializes in silicon photonics technology, primarily for data centers and mobile infrastructure. Founded in 2001, Luxtera creates optical modules, including faceplate pluggable optical transceivers and embedded optical transceivers, which enable direct fiber-to-chip connectivity. The company is noted for overcoming significant technical challenges in integrating high-performance optics with silicon electronics on a mainstream CMOS chip. Its patented technology combines the long reach of single-mode fiber with the affordability of integrated optoelectronics, resulting in advanced transceiver devices that enhance high-speed optical communications. As a fabless semiconductor company, Luxtera's innovations provide low-cost, high-volume optical solutions characterized by superior performance and reliability. In December 2018, Luxtera was acquired by Cisco Systems, further extending its reach in the communications and semiconductor industries.

Availink

Series C in 2008
Availink (中天联科) is a company focused on designing chips using semiconductors for digital TV and multimedia areas, and developing application systems. Its product line extends to every specified market ranging from satellite television demodulator chips, to the fields of digital TV. The satellite television demodulator chip, covers all digital television technology standards such as satellites, ground surfaces, and wired. Availink provides many kinds of demodulation and decoding chips. The chip-based system platform schemes and multimedia solutions can mainly be applied to the rapidly developing digital TV field while providing products and services for global enterprise clients. Established in 2005, Availink was founded by a team of scientists. Currently It has a professional core management team with years of R&D experience. Availinks' accumulated chips shipped more than one hundred million pieces.

Fulcrum Microsystems

Series E in 2008
Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides interconnect devices for storage, computing and networking backplane, and interconnect applications in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include FocalPoint, which includes Ethernet switch/router chips; ControlPoint Software Suite that comprises Ethernet bridging, switching, and routing software modules; and PivotPoint SPI-4.2 Interconnect Chip that provides interconnection packet and protocol processing resources on a line card. It serves the original equipment manufacturers. Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., formerly known as Asynchronous Digital Design, was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California.

SiBEAM

Series C in 2008
SiBEAM is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in millimeter wave technologies and high-speed wireless communications. It is known for pioneering 60 GHz chipsets using CMOS technology, which has enabled the development of its WirelessHD applications. SiBEAM offers a range of products, including RF CMOS semiconductors, wireless high-definition transmitter and receiver chipsets designed for various devices like DVD players, set-top boxes, and media center PCs. Additionally, the company provides low-power transmitter and receiver chipsets, as well as a WirelessHD Development Kit to assist in integrating its solutions into wireless communication products. SiBEAM's innovative technology caters to the growing demand for high-bandwidth services across multiple consumer electronics.

Optinuity

Series B in 2008
Optinuity, Inc. specializes in autonomic policy management solutions aimed at enterprises and service providers. The company's flagship product, Optinuity Oasis, enables organizations to create and implement autonomic policies that facilitate self-management of complex business systems. In addition to its software offerings, Optinuity provides a range of professional services, including autonomic policy planning and design, installation and configuration, custom development, and training. The company's solutions are particularly tailored for the financial services, healthcare, and telecommunications sectors. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Optinuity operates as a subsidiary of CA, Inc.

GlobalLogic

Series C in 2008
GlobalLogic is a product development services company founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Jose, California. It specializes in chip-to-cloud software engineering, offering full-lifecycle product development services across various industries, including telecom, automotive, healthcare, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and semiconductors. The company focuses on integrating design, complex engineering, and agile delivery capabilities to help clients create and deliver next-generation products and digital experiences. With a global network of design studios and engineering centers, GlobalLogic leverages its international presence to enhance customer outcomes and support the development of innovative software that powers products and platforms.

Telegent Systems

Series C in 2007
Telegent Systems, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, established in 2004. The company specializes in the development and marketing of high-performance analog CMOS RF and mixed-signal system-on-a-chip solutions. Telegent Systems focuses on creating products that facilitate the reception, processing, and output of free-to-air analog broadcast television, primarily for mobile handsets and portable media devices. By leveraging its expertise in RF mixed-signal design, communications signal processing, and multimedia processing, Telegent aims to capitalize on new market opportunities in communications and computing platforms. Its operations extend across various regions, including Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, China, and the Russian Federation/CIS.

Xtera

Venture Round in 2007
Xtera is a privately held network equipment and services company, and a leading provider of optical networks for terrestrial and subsea applications. Over the last year Xtera has succeeded in expanding its customer base and product portfolio in both existing and new markets. The AscenVision acquisition continues this strategic growth, extending Xtera's product portfolio beyond the optical layer. Xtera supplies both un-repeatered and repeatered systems, using our high-performance optical amplifiers to deliver traffic directly inland to cities. They create novel solutions that are tailored to each individual customer, whether providing a full turnkey system, an open architecture design, or a supply of a particular product or service.

3Jam

Series A in 2007
3Jam is a multi-person sms startup which allows users to text message multiple contacts at once. The product allows all message recipients to see who got the message as well as to "reply to all". Normal text messaging rates still apply, however, the service is available with all mobile networks (except T-mobile USA) and all service plans. 3Jam is set to embed its technology into new Virgin Mobile phones following a September 2007 [deal](http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/20/3jam-lands-virgin-mobile-tie-in/). This deal marks the first time a multi-party texting product will have been launched by a US mobile operator. The 3Jam service works on any phone through text message commands or through any internet enabled phone through a browser. The application also comes in the form of a download which will speed up the texting process. Palm, Nokia, RIM, Samsung and many other phone types are compatible with the download. To see the full list of compatible phones look [here](http://3jam.com/download.php).

Jentro Technologies

Series A in 2007
Jentro Technologies GmbH provides mobility solutions to mobile operators, device manufacturers, retailers, and consumer brands internationally. It offers Mobility Solutions Platform, which includes global maps from NAVTEQ, a GIS platform, a GPS connectivity, a content proxy, an advertising proxy, billing interfaces, user management APIs, automated installations procedures, and mobile device client applications. The company also provides Navigation Suite, which includes turn-by-turn navigation maps, integrated traffic, and integrated multi-channel local search applications; Community, a friends finder and picture sharing product; Travel for weather and flight information; and Emergency Services for emergency call and roadside assistance. In addition, it offers a range of value-added services, including support services, billing management, marketing assistance, sales training support, and business model planning. The company has strategic partnerships with PTV, Sirf, and Navteq. Jentro Technologies GmbH was founded in 2003 and is based in Munich, Germany with additional offices in Chicago and Paris.

Fulcrum Microsystems

Series D in 2007
Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides interconnect devices for storage, computing and networking backplane, and interconnect applications in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include FocalPoint, which includes Ethernet switch/router chips; ControlPoint Software Suite that comprises Ethernet bridging, switching, and routing software modules; and PivotPoint SPI-4.2 Interconnect Chip that provides interconnection packet and protocol processing resources on a line card. It serves the original equipment manufacturers. Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., formerly known as Asynchronous Digital Design, was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California.

Actelis Networks

Series E in 2007
Actelis Networks, Inc. specializes in high-performance broadband solutions over copper infrastructure, enabling the delivery of reliable Ethernet and broadband access services. The company offers a range of products including aggregation switches, Ethernet access devices, and broadband amplifiers, along with management tools and support services. Actelis serves a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, government agencies, educational institutions, and utilities, providing solutions for residential broadband, business Ethernet, and small cell backhaul, among others. By leveraging both newly deployed fiber and existing copper lines, Actelis creates cost-effective and scalable networking solutions suitable for various applications, including Internet of Things (IoT) projects across urban and industrial environments. The company, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Fremont, California, also maintains research and development facilities in Tel Aviv and has a global network of resellers and distributors.

Telsima

Venture Round in 2007
Telsima Corp. develops and markets base station and subscriber station systems and network management software for the WiMAX telecommunications market. The company offers mobile WiMAX, WiMAX certified broadband wireless access, and mobility solutions. Telsima Corp. was formerly known as Kinera, Inc. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Sunnyvale, California with offices and facilities in Bangalore, Gurgaon, and Mumbai, India; and Trzin-Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Force10 Networks

Series F in 2006
Force10 Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of networking equipment and solutions tailored for data center and network deployments. The company operates in two main segments: Ethernet and Transport. The Ethernet segment provides 1 GbE and 10 GbE switches and routers designed for data center, enterprise, and service provider networks. The Transport segment offers products such as Traverse and TraverseEdge for optical networks, MASTERseries and Axxius for wireless aggregation, and Adit for converged business access. Force10's products emphasize scalability, reliability, and application awareness, facilitating efficient content delivery to both enterprise and consumer users. The company primarily markets its offerings through a direct sales force in the United States and via international channel partners, including resellers and distributors. Founded in 1999 and based in San Jose, California, Force10 Networks operates as a subsidiary of Dell Marketing L.P.

ProtoStar

Venture Round in 2006
ProtoStar, Ltd. acquires and operates geostationary satellites in the Asia-Pacific region. It offers satellite leasing services. The company serves direct-to-home satellite television, broadband Internet, and GSM cellular backhaul service providers. ProtoStar, Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda with an additional office in Singapore. The company has subsidiaries in San Francisco, California, as well as in Bermuda and Singapore. On July 29, 2009, ProtoStar, Ltd., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

UNISOC

Series D in 2006
UNISOC is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in the research and development of core chipsets for mobile communications and the Internet of Things (IoT). The company produces a wide range of products, including mobile chipset platforms that support various communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G, as well as RF chipsets, wireless connection chipsets, security chipsets, TV chipsets, and image sensor chipsets. With a global workforce of over 4,500 employees and numerous research and development centers, UNISOC ranks among the top three suppliers of mobile baseband chipsets worldwide and is the largest pan-chip supplier in China. The company's offerings enable access to advanced technologies, including 5G and artificial intelligence, for consumer and industrial electronics.

Echopass

Series E in 2006
Echopass Corporation specializes in providing Internet protocol-based call and contact center solutions as a service for mid-to-large enterprises and government agencies. Through its EchoSystem service integration platform, Echopass offers a comprehensive range of services, including voice, email, chat, and fax capabilities, which are designed to be fully integrated with clients' existing customer contact applications and technologies. The company's solutions are characterized by their affordability, quick deployment, ease of use, and flexibility, with no capital investment or ongoing maintenance required. Echopass has received recognition for its innovation, including the Red Herring Top 100 Companies award, and is supported by venture capital firms Canaan Partners and New Enterprise Associates.

Aeluros

Series C in 2006
Aeluros was founded in June 2001, and as of October 2007 operates as the Physical Layer Products Group of Netlogic Microsystem's . Aeluros™ focus is on developing a portfolio of high speed PHY/SerDes products that leads the industry in price/performance. Aeluros' design expertise has resulted in the development of 10GbE PHY devices with the industry's lowest power consumption and SONET-caliber jitter performance in generic, high volume CMOS technology.

SiBEAM

Series B in 2006
SiBEAM is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in millimeter wave technologies and high-speed wireless communications. It is known for pioneering 60 GHz chipsets using CMOS technology, which has enabled the development of its WirelessHD applications. SiBEAM offers a range of products, including RF CMOS semiconductors, wireless high-definition transmitter and receiver chipsets designed for various devices like DVD players, set-top boxes, and media center PCs. Additionally, the company provides low-power transmitter and receiver chipsets, as well as a WirelessHD Development Kit to assist in integrating its solutions into wireless communication products. SiBEAM's innovative technology caters to the growing demand for high-bandwidth services across multiple consumer electronics.

GlobalLogic

Series B in 2006
GlobalLogic is a product development services company founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Jose, California. It specializes in chip-to-cloud software engineering, offering full-lifecycle product development services across various industries, including telecom, automotive, healthcare, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and semiconductors. The company focuses on integrating design, complex engineering, and agile delivery capabilities to help clients create and deliver next-generation products and digital experiences. With a global network of design studios and engineering centers, GlobalLogic leverages its international presence to enhance customer outcomes and support the development of innovative software that powers products and platforms.

Luxtera

Series C in 2006
Luxtera, Inc. is a company based in Carlsbad, California, that specializes in silicon photonics technology, primarily for data centers and mobile infrastructure. Founded in 2001, Luxtera creates optical modules, including faceplate pluggable optical transceivers and embedded optical transceivers, which enable direct fiber-to-chip connectivity. The company is noted for overcoming significant technical challenges in integrating high-performance optics with silicon electronics on a mainstream CMOS chip. Its patented technology combines the long reach of single-mode fiber with the affordability of integrated optoelectronics, resulting in advanced transceiver devices that enhance high-speed optical communications. As a fabless semiconductor company, Luxtera's innovations provide low-cost, high-volume optical solutions characterized by superior performance and reliability. In December 2018, Luxtera was acquired by Cisco Systems, further extending its reach in the communications and semiconductor industries.

Inteliquent

Series C in 2006
Inteliquent is a prominent interconnection provider specializing in voice communications for service providers and enterprises. The company offers two primary service areas: Communications-Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS), which provides API-based voice calling and phone number services, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) products tailored for telecommunications companies, including off-net call termination. Inteliquent operates a fully redundant, geo-diverse, carrier-grade tier 1 network that connects directly to all major telecom carriers, reaching 94 percent of the U.S. population. The platform processes over 300 billion minutes of voice calls annually and has registered more than 100 million active phone numbers for its clients. Founded in 2003 by Ron Gavillet in Chicago, Illinois, Inteliquent continues to deliver a wide range of voice services, including local transit, long-distance, and toll-free options, utilizing an all-IP network.

Availink

Series B in 2006
Availink (中天联科) is a company focused on designing chips using semiconductors for digital TV and multimedia areas, and developing application systems. Its product line extends to every specified market ranging from satellite television demodulator chips, to the fields of digital TV. The satellite television demodulator chip, covers all digital television technology standards such as satellites, ground surfaces, and wired. Availink provides many kinds of demodulation and decoding chips. The chip-based system platform schemes and multimedia solutions can mainly be applied to the rapidly developing digital TV field while providing products and services for global enterprise clients. Established in 2005, Availink was founded by a team of scientists. Currently It has a professional core management team with years of R&D experience. Availinks' accumulated chips shipped more than one hundred million pieces.

Audience

Venture Round in 2006
Audience, Inc. specializes in voice and audio solutions for mobile devices, operating in markets such as South Korea, China, and the United States. The company develops a range of proprietary technologies, including digital signal processors, audio codecs, and algorithms designed for voice isolation and noise suppression. Its product lineup features several generations of voice and audio processors, such as the eS305 and eS325, which enhance communication quality across different network types. Audience also offers integrated solutions that combine voice processing capabilities with high-performance audio subsystems. Additionally, the company provides software solutions, including tools for voice over Internet Protocol calling and voice-controlled applications, facilitating customization for original equipment manufacturers. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Audience, Inc. was previously known as Applied Neurosystems Corporation and became a subsidiary of Knowles Corporation in 2015.

Telsima

Series C in 2005
Telsima Corp. develops and markets base station and subscriber station systems and network management software for the WiMAX telecommunications market. The company offers mobile WiMAX, WiMAX certified broadband wireless access, and mobility solutions. Telsima Corp. was formerly known as Kinera, Inc. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Sunnyvale, California with offices and facilities in Bangalore, Gurgaon, and Mumbai, India; and Trzin-Ljubljana, Slovenia.

NTT Global Networks

Series D in 2005
NTT Global Networks provides telecommunications services. They offer a cloud framework to automatically activate and configure virtualized IT cloud services for branch offices.

IP Unity

Series F in 2005
IP Unity delivers a carrier grade services platform for enhanced voice and telephony applications over ATM, TDM and VoIP Networks. The company's media servers, applications servers, enhanced service applications, and application partners allow customers to quickly and cost effectively offer new services associated with next generation networks while protecting their investment in legacy systems.

Telegent Systems

Series B in 2005
Telegent Systems, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, established in 2004. The company specializes in the development and marketing of high-performance analog CMOS RF and mixed-signal system-on-a-chip solutions. Telegent Systems focuses on creating products that facilitate the reception, processing, and output of free-to-air analog broadcast television, primarily for mobile handsets and portable media devices. By leveraging its expertise in RF mixed-signal design, communications signal processing, and multimedia processing, Telegent aims to capitalize on new market opportunities in communications and computing platforms. Its operations extend across various regions, including Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, China, and the Russian Federation/CIS.

Vonage Holdings

Series E in 2005
Vonage Holdings Corp. is a provider of cloud communications services for both businesses and consumers. The company operates through two main segments: Business and Consumer. The Business segment delivers cloud-based applications that include integrated voice, text, video, data, and collaboration tools, as well as API solutions that allow businesses to enhance communication by embedding these services into their applications and processes. The Consumer segment offers home telephone services with various features such as voicemail, call forwarding, and virtual phone numbers, along with consumer plans like Vonage World and Vonage North America. Additionally, Vonage provides devices that enable simultaneous internet and phone use, along with high-speed broadband services. The company markets its products through sales agents, websites, and toll-free numbers across multiple regions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Asia. Founded in 2000, Vonage is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey and serves industries such as healthcare, education, retail, and finance.

Availink

Series A in 2005
Availink (中天联科) is a company focused on designing chips using semiconductors for digital TV and multimedia areas, and developing application systems. Its product line extends to every specified market ranging from satellite television demodulator chips, to the fields of digital TV. The satellite television demodulator chip, covers all digital television technology standards such as satellites, ground surfaces, and wired. Availink provides many kinds of demodulation and decoding chips. The chip-based system platform schemes and multimedia solutions can mainly be applied to the rapidly developing digital TV field while providing products and services for global enterprise clients. Established in 2005, Availink was founded by a team of scientists. Currently It has a professional core management team with years of R&D experience. Availinks' accumulated chips shipped more than one hundred million pieces.

Force10 Networks

Series E in 2005
Force10 Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of networking equipment and solutions tailored for data center and network deployments. The company operates in two main segments: Ethernet and Transport. The Ethernet segment provides 1 GbE and 10 GbE switches and routers designed for data center, enterprise, and service provider networks. The Transport segment offers products such as Traverse and TraverseEdge for optical networks, MASTERseries and Axxius for wireless aggregation, and Adit for converged business access. Force10's products emphasize scalability, reliability, and application awareness, facilitating efficient content delivery to both enterprise and consumer users. The company primarily markets its offerings through a direct sales force in the United States and via international channel partners, including resellers and distributors. Founded in 1999 and based in San Jose, California, Force10 Networks operates as a subsidiary of Dell Marketing L.P.

Fulcrum Microsystems

Series C in 2005
Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides interconnect devices for storage, computing and networking backplane, and interconnect applications in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include FocalPoint, which includes Ethernet switch/router chips; ControlPoint Software Suite that comprises Ethernet bridging, switching, and routing software modules; and PivotPoint SPI-4.2 Interconnect Chip that provides interconnection packet and protocol processing resources on a line card. It serves the original equipment manufacturers. Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., formerly known as Asynchronous Digital Design, was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California.

SiBEAM

Series A in 2005
SiBEAM is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in millimeter wave technologies and high-speed wireless communications. It is known for pioneering 60 GHz chipsets using CMOS technology, which has enabled the development of its WirelessHD applications. SiBEAM offers a range of products, including RF CMOS semiconductors, wireless high-definition transmitter and receiver chipsets designed for various devices like DVD players, set-top boxes, and media center PCs. Additionally, the company provides low-power transmitter and receiver chipsets, as well as a WirelessHD Development Kit to assist in integrating its solutions into wireless communication products. SiBEAM's innovative technology caters to the growing demand for high-bandwidth services across multiple consumer electronics.

T-RAM Semiconductor

Series C in 2005
T-RAM Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that has developed an innovative process based on TCCT (Thin-Capacitively-Coupled-Thyristor) technology, which produces a memory cell one-fourth to one-eighth the size of competing 6T-SRAM (Six Transistor-Static Random Access Memory) memory technology. T-RAM Semiconductor is using its proprietary TCCT technology advantage to produce both higher density and lower cost High Performance Synchronous SRAM's targeting the discrete and embedded memory needs of high- performance computer servers, networking, and telecom.

ProtoStar

Series B in 2005
ProtoStar, Ltd. acquires and operates geostationary satellites in the Asia-Pacific region. It offers satellite leasing services. The company serves direct-to-home satellite television, broadband Internet, and GSM cellular backhaul service providers. ProtoStar, Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda with an additional office in Singapore. The company has subsidiaries in San Francisco, California, as well as in Bermuda and Singapore. On July 29, 2009, ProtoStar, Ltd., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Actelis Networks

Series D in 2005
Actelis Networks, Inc. specializes in high-performance broadband solutions over copper infrastructure, enabling the delivery of reliable Ethernet and broadband access services. The company offers a range of products including aggregation switches, Ethernet access devices, and broadband amplifiers, along with management tools and support services. Actelis serves a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, government agencies, educational institutions, and utilities, providing solutions for residential broadband, business Ethernet, and small cell backhaul, among others. By leveraging both newly deployed fiber and existing copper lines, Actelis creates cost-effective and scalable networking solutions suitable for various applications, including Internet of Things (IoT) projects across urban and industrial environments. The company, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Fremont, California, also maintains research and development facilities in Tel Aviv and has a global network of resellers and distributors.

SiBEAM

Seed Round in 2004
SiBEAM is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in millimeter wave technologies and high-speed wireless communications. It is known for pioneering 60 GHz chipsets using CMOS technology, which has enabled the development of its WirelessHD applications. SiBEAM offers a range of products, including RF CMOS semiconductors, wireless high-definition transmitter and receiver chipsets designed for various devices like DVD players, set-top boxes, and media center PCs. Additionally, the company provides low-power transmitter and receiver chipsets, as well as a WirelessHD Development Kit to assist in integrating its solutions into wireless communication products. SiBEAM's innovative technology caters to the growing demand for high-bandwidth services across multiple consumer electronics.

IP Unity

Series E in 2004
IP Unity delivers a carrier grade services platform for enhanced voice and telephony applications over ATM, TDM and VoIP Networks. The company's media servers, applications servers, enhanced service applications, and application partners allow customers to quickly and cost effectively offer new services associated with next generation networks while protecting their investment in legacy systems.

Optinuity

Series A in 2004
Optinuity, Inc. specializes in autonomic policy management solutions aimed at enterprises and service providers. The company's flagship product, Optinuity Oasis, enables organizations to create and implement autonomic policies that facilitate self-management of complex business systems. In addition to its software offerings, Optinuity provides a range of professional services, including autonomic policy planning and design, installation and configuration, custom development, and training. The company's solutions are particularly tailored for the financial services, healthcare, and telecommunications sectors. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Optinuity operates as a subsidiary of CA, Inc.

Aeluros

Series B in 2004
Aeluros was founded in June 2001, and as of October 2007 operates as the Physical Layer Products Group of Netlogic Microsystem's . Aeluros™ focus is on developing a portfolio of high speed PHY/SerDes products that leads the industry in price/performance. Aeluros' design expertise has resulted in the development of 10GbE PHY devices with the industry's lowest power consumption and SONET-caliber jitter performance in generic, high volume CMOS technology.

Vonage Holdings

Series D in 2004
Vonage Holdings Corp. is a provider of cloud communications services for both businesses and consumers. The company operates through two main segments: Business and Consumer. The Business segment delivers cloud-based applications that include integrated voice, text, video, data, and collaboration tools, as well as API solutions that allow businesses to enhance communication by embedding these services into their applications and processes. The Consumer segment offers home telephone services with various features such as voicemail, call forwarding, and virtual phone numbers, along with consumer plans like Vonage World and Vonage North America. Additionally, Vonage provides devices that enable simultaneous internet and phone use, along with high-speed broadband services. The company markets its products through sales agents, websites, and toll-free numbers across multiple regions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Asia. Founded in 2000, Vonage is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey and serves industries such as healthcare, education, retail, and finance.

UNISOC

Series C in 2004
UNISOC is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in the research and development of core chipsets for mobile communications and the Internet of Things (IoT). The company produces a wide range of products, including mobile chipset platforms that support various communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G, as well as RF chipsets, wireless connection chipsets, security chipsets, TV chipsets, and image sensor chipsets. With a global workforce of over 4,500 employees and numerous research and development centers, UNISOC ranks among the top three suppliers of mobile baseband chipsets worldwide and is the largest pan-chip supplier in China. The company's offerings enable access to advanced technologies, including 5G and artificial intelligence, for consumer and industrial electronics.

Force10 Networks

Series D in 2004
Force10 Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of networking equipment and solutions tailored for data center and network deployments. The company operates in two main segments: Ethernet and Transport. The Ethernet segment provides 1 GbE and 10 GbE switches and routers designed for data center, enterprise, and service provider networks. The Transport segment offers products such as Traverse and TraverseEdge for optical networks, MASTERseries and Axxius for wireless aggregation, and Adit for converged business access. Force10's products emphasize scalability, reliability, and application awareness, facilitating efficient content delivery to both enterprise and consumer users. The company primarily markets its offerings through a direct sales force in the United States and via international channel partners, including resellers and distributors. Founded in 1999 and based in San Jose, California, Force10 Networks operates as a subsidiary of Dell Marketing L.P.

Tasman Networks

Venture Round in 2004
Tasman Networks is a manufacturer of Multi-service edge router.

Vonage Holdings

Series B in 2003
Vonage Holdings Corp. is a provider of cloud communications services for both businesses and consumers. The company operates through two main segments: Business and Consumer. The Business segment delivers cloud-based applications that include integrated voice, text, video, data, and collaboration tools, as well as API solutions that allow businesses to enhance communication by embedding these services into their applications and processes. The Consumer segment offers home telephone services with various features such as voicemail, call forwarding, and virtual phone numbers, along with consumer plans like Vonage World and Vonage North America. Additionally, Vonage provides devices that enable simultaneous internet and phone use, along with high-speed broadband services. The company markets its products through sales agents, websites, and toll-free numbers across multiple regions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Asia. Founded in 2000, Vonage is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey and serves industries such as healthcare, education, retail, and finance.

Network Elements

Series C in 2003
Network Elements is the design and development of 10Gb/s and 40Gb/s Optical Networking Modules with innovations in high-speed optics, electronics and wire-speed, multi-protocol ASICs. These Optical Networking Modules address the core, metropolitan area, edge and server markets, providing the highest levels of performance and integration in a single module. Network Elements' products enable new classes of optical networking equipment based on flexible, scalable and configurable architectures. Network Elements shuts doors.

Boingo Wireless

Series B in 2003
Boingo Wireless, Inc. is a leading provider of Wi-Fi software and services, offering seamless internet access at over 325,000 hotspots globally. With a single account, users can connect to the internet at various locations, including major airports, hotels, cafes, restaurants, and convention centers. The company also operates wired and wireless networks at large venues, such as sporting arenas and shopping malls, through its subsidiary, Concourse Communications Group. Boingo focuses on providing commercial wireless connectivity systems and managed services, addressing the complex connectivity needs of clients in sectors such as entertainment and government. By simplifying wireless challenges, Boingo connects people, businesses, and devices efficiently and cost-effectively.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International

Series C in 2003
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is a leading semiconductor foundry based in Shanghai, China, established in 2000. It specializes in the design and manufacturing of integrated circuits (IC) and offers a comprehensive range of services including computer-aided design, wafer fabrication, testing, packaging, and assembly. SMIC operates advanced fabrication facilities, including 300mm and 200mm fabs in various locations such as Beijing, Tianjin, and Shenzhen, and provides technology services for process nodes ranging from 0.35 microns to 28 nanometers. The company serves a diverse clientele, including integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor firms, and system companies, with its products utilized in sectors such as artificial intelligence, data centers, automotive, consumer electronics, and the Internet of Things. SMIC is recognized as the largest foundry in China and ranks fifth globally in the semiconductor industry, employing over 20,200 people and maintaining a presence in markets across North America, Europe, Japan, and Taiwan.

Xtera

Venture Round in 2003
Xtera is a privately held network equipment and services company, and a leading provider of optical networks for terrestrial and subsea applications. Over the last year Xtera has succeeded in expanding its customer base and product portfolio in both existing and new markets. The AscenVision acquisition continues this strategic growth, extending Xtera's product portfolio beyond the optical layer. Xtera supplies both un-repeatered and repeatered systems, using our high-performance optical amplifiers to deliver traffic directly inland to cities. They create novel solutions that are tailored to each individual customer, whether providing a full turnkey system, an open architecture design, or a supply of a particular product or service.

Tantivy Communications

Venture Round in 2003
Tantivy Communications offers business communication, documentation, and data communications consulting services. It also develops communication and telecommunications software solutions and equipment. Tantivy Communications was acquired by InterDigital Communications in August 2003. Tantivy Communications was founded in 1997 and is based in Melbourne, Florida.

Fulcrum Microsystems

Venture Round in 2003
Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides interconnect devices for storage, computing and networking backplane, and interconnect applications in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include FocalPoint, which includes Ethernet switch/router chips; ControlPoint Software Suite that comprises Ethernet bridging, switching, and routing software modules; and PivotPoint SPI-4.2 Interconnect Chip that provides interconnection packet and protocol processing resources on a line card. It serves the original equipment manufacturers. Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., formerly known as Asynchronous Digital Design, was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California.

Echopass

Series B in 2003
Echopass Corporation specializes in providing Internet protocol-based call and contact center solutions as a service for mid-to-large enterprises and government agencies. Through its EchoSystem service integration platform, Echopass offers a comprehensive range of services, including voice, email, chat, and fax capabilities, which are designed to be fully integrated with clients' existing customer contact applications and technologies. The company's solutions are characterized by their affordability, quick deployment, ease of use, and flexibility, with no capital investment or ongoing maintenance required. Echopass has received recognition for its innovation, including the Red Herring Top 100 Companies award, and is supported by venture capital firms Canaan Partners and New Enterprise Associates.

Corona Networks

Series D in 2003
Corona Networks is a developer of networking equipment, specifically carrier-class IP switches for CLECs, ILECs, IXCs, PTTs and ISPs. The company's products enable the delivery of differentiated IP services including multimedia content delivery, virtual private networks, firewalls and bandwidth management.

Luxtera

Series B in 2003
Luxtera, Inc. is a company based in Carlsbad, California, that specializes in silicon photonics technology, primarily for data centers and mobile infrastructure. Founded in 2001, Luxtera creates optical modules, including faceplate pluggable optical transceivers and embedded optical transceivers, which enable direct fiber-to-chip connectivity. The company is noted for overcoming significant technical challenges in integrating high-performance optics with silicon electronics on a mainstream CMOS chip. Its patented technology combines the long reach of single-mode fiber with the affordability of integrated optoelectronics, resulting in advanced transceiver devices that enhance high-speed optical communications. As a fabless semiconductor company, Luxtera's innovations provide low-cost, high-volume optical solutions characterized by superior performance and reliability. In December 2018, Luxtera was acquired by Cisco Systems, further extending its reach in the communications and semiconductor industries.

Leapstone Systems

Series B in 2003
Leapstone Systems, Inc. specializes in communication software solutions tailored for network operators in the United States. The company offers the Communications Convergence Engine, a versatile software platform that allows operators to design, package, deploy, and manage a variety of content and services. This includes the CCE serviceBROKER, which facilitates the integration of diverse services such as voice and IPTV across multiple networks and devices. By providing a unified platform for creating and managing converged service bundles, Leapstone Systems enables wireline, wireless, and cable operators to enhance their service offerings and improve customer experiences.

Covega

Series A in 2003
Covega Corporation specializes in the development of optoelectronic components and subsystems, utilizing proprietary technologies in Indium Phosphide (InP) and Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) to produce high-performance optical devices and modules. The company offers a range of products, including superluminescent diodes, semiconductor optical amplifiers, Fabry Perot lasers, gain chips, broad area lasers, and various types of modulators. Initially focused on the telecommunications, datacom, and CATV sectors, Covega has diversified its revenue streams and now derives over one-third of its income from the defense, medical, industrial, and instrumentation markets. By providing vertically integrated capabilities and foundry services, Covega meets the diverse needs of its clients across multiple industries with innovative and cost-effective solutions.

United Platform Technologies

Series A in 2003
United Platform Technologies is a China-based company that offers telecommunication services. It also provides its clients with communications solutions, information exchange, and information inquiry services. United Platform Technologies is headquartered in Haidian, Beijing.

Force10 Networks

Venture Round in 2003
Force10 Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of networking equipment and solutions tailored for data center and network deployments. The company operates in two main segments: Ethernet and Transport. The Ethernet segment provides 1 GbE and 10 GbE switches and routers designed for data center, enterprise, and service provider networks. The Transport segment offers products such as Traverse and TraverseEdge for optical networks, MASTERseries and Axxius for wireless aggregation, and Adit for converged business access. Force10's products emphasize scalability, reliability, and application awareness, facilitating efficient content delivery to both enterprise and consumer users. The company primarily markets its offerings through a direct sales force in the United States and via international channel partners, including resellers and distributors. Founded in 1999 and based in San Jose, California, Force10 Networks operates as a subsidiary of Dell Marketing L.P.

Corona Networks

Series C in 2002
Corona Networks is a developer of networking equipment, specifically carrier-class IP switches for CLECs, ILECs, IXCs, PTTs and ISPs. The company's products enable the delivery of differentiated IP services including multimedia content delivery, virtual private networks, firewalls and bandwidth management.

Tasman Networks

Venture Round in 2002
Tasman Networks is a manufacturer of Multi-service edge router.
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