BDC Capital Inc., established in 1975, is a private equity and venture capital arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada. It specializes in direct and fund of funds investments, focusing on middle market, later stage, and emerging growth companies. BDC Capital provides a full spectrum of risk capital, from seed investments to transition capital, with a focus on early and development technology stage companies. It invests in healthcare, information technology, and industrial/energy/clean technology sectors across Canada, with a focus on Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia. BDC Capital typically invests between CAD3 million and CAD35 million, preferring minority stakes and Board representation. It seeks to exit investments within three to five years through IPOs, strategic sales, or leveraged management buyouts.
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Dinar Ahmed
Principal
Phil Anzarut
Partner, Co-Investment Fund
Réjean Asselin
Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Management - Growth and Transition Capital
Dominique Bélanger
Managing Partner, Co-Investments
Amine Benmoussa
Principal
Disha Bhargav
Associate Director, Fund Investment
Jeremy Billan
Partner, Growth Equity Partners
Ela Borenstein
Vice President, Venture Capital Incentivized Programs
Geoff J. Catherwood
Partner, Industrial, Clean and Energy Venture Fund
Cheri Corbett
Director
Kristina D'Amico
Director, Fund Investments
Saif Hashmi
Principal, Seed Fund and IT Venture Fund
Vivian Kan
Partner
Karim Kennedy
Director - Cleantech Practice
Leonard Kofman
Partner, Intellectual Property-Backed Financing
Siddartha Krishnan
Principal
Larry Lam
Partner, ICE Technology Venture Fund
Pascal Lanctot
Partner, Climate Tech Fund
Nicole Leite
Principal
Charles Lespérance
Partner
Mark Lunick
Senior Director, Growth and Transition Capital
Dion Madsen
Senior Managing Partner
Guillaume Mercier
Senior Vice President, Advisory Services and Business Strategy
Simon Mills
Director, Growth and Transition Capital
Claude Miron
Managing Partner - Growth Equity Partners
Anamika Mukherjee
Partner of Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology Venture Fund
Alison Nankivell
Vice President, Fund Investments and Global Scaling
Jean-François Pariseau
Partner
Jean-Philippe Poissant
Managing Director, Growth and Transition Capital
Salman Qadir
Associate Principal, Industrial, Clean and Energy (ICE) Technology Venture Fund
Karl Reckziegel
Senior Vice President
Lally Rementilla
Managing Partner
Susan Rohac
Managing Partner, Climate Tech Fund
Paul Ryan
Senior Director
Matt Stanley
Director, Cleantech Practice
Stephanie Tadros
Associate Director, Fund Investments
Zoltan Tompa
Director, Cleantech Practice
Ron Warburton
Managing Partner
Brian Whiteway
Senior Director, Growth and Transition Capital
Angelo Zeni
Managing Director, Growth and Transition Capital
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Healthkind
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Healthkind is a health tech company that develops an application aimed at enhancing communication between healthcare providers and patients. By automating and personalizing patient interactions, the application helps healthcare teams manage their workloads more efficiently. This technology allows clinics to engage with patients effectively, thereby enabling healthcare professionals to focus on delivering personalized care at scale. Through its innovative solutions, Healthkind seeks to improve the overall patient experience while streamlining the operations of healthcare organizations.
InPho
Seed Round in 2023
Revolutionary optical data connections for the high performance cloud
Rhetorik
Debt Financing in 2023
Rhetorik Ltd. is a direct marketing agency based in Wokingham, United Kingdom, specializing in the information technology (IT) and telecommunications sectors. Founded in 1994, the company provides comprehensive intelligence and databases that include contact information for senior management and enterprise users across Europe, particularly in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Its flagship product, the NetFinder database, offers access to over one million business and government contacts, facilitating targeted lead generation and improved marketing performance for clients. Rhetorik also maintains strategic alliances with prominent companies, enhancing its service offerings. As a member of the European Market Intelligence Group, Rhetorik delivers research-verified data and insights that help marketing and sales professionals effectively deploy ICT products and services.
Bonsai Micro
Seed Round in 2023
Bonsai Micro is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in developing advanced network infrastructure for next-generation wireless networks. The company focuses on creating innovative wireless technology that enhances performance and energy efficiency. By leveraging expertise in radio frequency, millimeter-wave, mixed-signal, and machine-learning design techniques, Bonsai Micro provides solutions that help clients optimize their wireless networks.
Kepler
Series C in 2023
Kepler Communications Inc. specializes in satellite communications by designing, developing, and operating satellite infrastructure for space-based connectivity. The company focuses on creating a network of Low-Earth Orbit satellites that facilitate communication for various applications, including connecting space stations and devices. Its offerings include PolarConnect, which allows organizations in extreme environments to maintain global connectivity, and the Global Data Service, a high-bandwidth solution for transferring large data files from remote locations to the internet. Kepler is also developing everywhereIOT, a solution aimed at providing reliable, low-power connectivity for Internet of Things devices worldwide. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Kepler serves diverse industries such as maritime, natural resources, research, defense, and logistics, positioning itself as a leader in addressing connectivity challenges in both terrestrial and space environments.
WeTraq
Seed Round in 2022
WeTraq is a health-tech company focused on enhancing the lives of seniors and their caregivers through innovative AI-powered assistive technology. By leveraging real-time mobility data, WeTraq's patent-pending software enables seniors to maintain their independence while facilitating their engagement in the community. This technology provides caregivers with meaningful insights, ensuring they remain connected and receive notifications during critical events. The company aims to alleviate the challenges faced by caregivers by streamlining their responsibilities and improving the overall quality of life for seniors. Through its commitment to transforming senior care, WeTraq seeks to create a safer and more compassionate environment for both seniors and their families.
Symend
Series C in 2022
Symend Inc. is a company that specializes in debt recovery solutions through its innovative software platform. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Calgary, Canada, with additional offices in Toronto and Denver, Symend focuses on enhancing the debt collection process by utilizing automation, predictive analytics, and behavioral science. The platform aims to minimize debt delinquency while ensuring a positive experience for all stakeholders. It offers tools for treatment planning, campaign management, and self-service options, allowing businesses in sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, and utilities to engage customers effectively. By creating personalized interactions, Symend empowers individuals to manage their debts through flexible repayment options, ultimately fostering better financial outcomes and strengthening customer relationships.
Expeto
Convertible Note in 2021
Expeto is a pioneering developer of a Private Mobile Networking (PMN) platform that enables enterprises to extend both public and private mobile networks into a secure corporate wide area network (WAN). This innovative platform allows businesses to maintain control over their data and devices while providing a comprehensive solution for managing connected operations. Unlike traditional hardware-dependent systems, Expeto's software is designed for easy installation and management behind firewalls, in the cloud, at the edge, or on-premises. Offered as a service, it simplifies deployment and management, making it comparable to Wi-Fi networks. The platform supports enterprises in coordinating all aspects of their operations, from logistics to analytics, facilitating the deployment of connected devices globally within a secure private network.
Dejero
Venture Round in 2021
Dejero is a company that focuses on providing reliable video and networking solutions to ensure uninterrupted internet connectivity for critical communications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Dejero utilizes intelligent network aggregation technology to combine various telecommunication networks, including 4G/5G cellular, satellite, and fixed broadband. This approach results in a software-defined "network of networks" that enhances reliability, expands coverage, and increases bandwidth for its global clientele. Dejero specializes in routers and network blending software, enabling the transport of live and recorded video from cameras over multiple connections. This capability allows clients to broadcast live events and share feeds from remote locations, facilitating effective online collaboration and secure data exchange.
Symend
Series B in 2021
Symend Inc. is a company that specializes in debt recovery solutions through its innovative software platform. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Calgary, Canada, with additional offices in Toronto and Denver, Symend focuses on enhancing the debt collection process by utilizing automation, predictive analytics, and behavioral science. The platform aims to minimize debt delinquency while ensuring a positive experience for all stakeholders. It offers tools for treatment planning, campaign management, and self-service options, allowing businesses in sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, and utilities to engage customers effectively. By creating personalized interactions, Symend empowers individuals to manage their debts through flexible repayment options, ultimately fostering better financial outcomes and strengthening customer relationships.
Expeto
Series A in 2021
Expeto is a pioneering developer of a Private Mobile Networking (PMN) platform that enables enterprises to extend both public and private mobile networks into a secure corporate wide area network (WAN). This innovative platform allows businesses to maintain control over their data and devices while providing a comprehensive solution for managing connected operations. Unlike traditional hardware-dependent systems, Expeto's software is designed for easy installation and management behind firewalls, in the cloud, at the edge, or on-premises. Offered as a service, it simplifies deployment and management, making it comparable to Wi-Fi networks. The platform supports enterprises in coordinating all aspects of their operations, from logistics to analytics, facilitating the deployment of connected devices globally within a secure private network.
Userful
Venture Round in 2021
Userful Corporation, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Canada, specializes in desktop virtualization and multi-station Linux computing. The company's offerings include the Userful MultiSeat Linux, which transforms a single Linux computer into multiple independent workstations, and Userful Desktop, a comprehensive public computing solution that allows for effective management of personal computers. Additionally, Userful provides Userful Manager for centralized workstation control and Userful Pre-Book, a system for reserving computer time in various settings including libraries and schools. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including libraries, internet cafes, military, healthcare facilities, and government organizations, leveraging a global network of partners and resellers. Userful has established a strategic partnership with ViewSonic Corp and operates additional offices in San Ramon, California; Vitry Sur Seine, France; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company's solutions are designed to enhance operational efficiency and are deployed in over 100 countries, supporting various industries with advanced AV applications and management capabilities.
Adaptiv Networks
Venture Round in 2019
Adaptiv Networks, Inc. specializes in cloud connectivity solutions that facilitate digital business transformation. The company provides software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WAN) which enable simultaneous voice, data, and video transmission over a unified infrastructure. Its offerings include features such as automatic site failover, multi-link aggregation, and cloud-based management, designed to ensure reliability and agility for businesses that rely on cloud services. Adaptiv Networks also offers SD-INTERNET, enhancing network productivity for various sectors including retail, manufacturing, and digital small-to-medium-sized enterprises. Established in 2002 and headquartered in Mississauga, Canada, the company collaborates with partners like Future Link Communications and Access One, Inc. to deliver managed SD-WAN services, aiming to simplify digital transformation for organizations of all sizes.
Dialogue Health Technologies
Seed Round in 2017
Dialogue Health Technologies operates a comprehensive virtual care platform that provides employee wellness and health solutions for Canadian employers. Founded in 2016 and based in Montreal, the company offers a variety of services aimed at enhancing employee engagement and health. Its platform allows employees to interact with healthcare professionals, including nurses and doctors, for support in physical and mental health. Additionally, the platform facilitates care navigation, medication delivery, and referrals to specialists. By empowering employees to take charge of their health, Dialogue Health Technologies helps businesses create a healthier workforce, leading to increased productivity and overall employee satisfaction.
Axonify
Venture Round in 2016
Axonify Inc., founded in 2011 and based in Waterloo, Canada, specializes in providing eLearning software designed to enhance corporate training. The company's platform, Axonify, offers bite-sized, personalized, and gamified learning experiences for employees, focusing on interval reinforcement to ensure that training is effective and long-lasting. This approach is particularly useful in sectors such as sales, customer service, retail, and finance, where continuous learning and quick knowledge updates are crucial. Axonify's solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly into the daily workflow of frontline employees, promoting behavioral changes that lead to improved business outcomes. The company has established strategic partnerships with various organizations to enhance its offerings and reach.
DERYtelecom
Venture Round in 2016
DERYtelecom Inc. is a telecommunications company based in La Baie, Quebec, specializing in cable distribution and a hybrid fiber network. Founded in 1954, the company offers a range of services, including Internet access, website hosting, and phone services, which have been deployed across most of its territories. DERYtelecom focuses on optimizing and expanding its cable network while also providing mobile, television, and ADSL services, catering to the communication needs of its customers in the Saguenay region.
CENX
Series D in 2015
Cenx, Inc. is a provider of service orchestration solutions for mobile, wireline, cable, and cloud data center service providers, operating in Canada and internationally. Founded in 2009 and based in Ottawa, Cenx specializes in software that automates the lifecycle management of data services across various network infrastructures, including network functions virtualization and software-defined networking. Its flagship product, the Cortx Service Orchestrator, streamlines processes such as ordering, provisioning, monitoring, and assuring data connectivity services. Cenx's offerings encompass mobile backhaul, enterprise connectivity, and cloud exchange, among others. The company also provides professional services, including data audits, cloud-based automated access ordering, installation, integration, and training, along with technical support for product-related inquiries and software maintenance. Additionally, Cenx plays a crucial role in the development of Carrier Ethernet standards, having received recognition for its innovation in the industry. The company serves tier 1 service providers and has operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong.
Axonify
Venture Round in 2015
Axonify Inc., founded in 2011 and based in Waterloo, Canada, specializes in providing eLearning software designed to enhance corporate training. The company's platform, Axonify, offers bite-sized, personalized, and gamified learning experiences for employees, focusing on interval reinforcement to ensure that training is effective and long-lasting. This approach is particularly useful in sectors such as sales, customer service, retail, and finance, where continuous learning and quick knowledge updates are crucial. Axonify's solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly into the daily workflow of frontline employees, promoting behavioral changes that lead to improved business outcomes. The company has established strategic partnerships with various organizations to enhance its offerings and reach.
Ranovus
Series B in 2014
Ranovus is a provider of advanced interconnect solutions for data centers and communications networks, focusing on multi-terabit capabilities. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, the company develops optoelectronics components and transceiver subsystems that utilize Quantum Dot Multi-Wavelength Laser technology in conjunction with digital and photonics integrated circuit technologies. This innovative approach aims to establish new industry standards for power efficiency, compactness, and cost-effectiveness in optical interconnect solutions, addressing the growing demands of the telecommunications sector for enhanced connectivity alternatives.
BLiNQ Networks
Series B in 2014
BLINQ Networks Inc. specializes in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless backhaul solutions designed for outdoor small cell networks. The company offers a range of products, including the X-1200, a dual-band point-to-multipoint adaptive wireless backhaul system that supports both licensed and unlicensed bands, and the X-100, a point-to-multipoint wireless bridge for carrier-grade service in NLOS environments. Additionally, BLINQ provides NodeB backhaul systems that facilitate high-capacity Ethernet links with network timing and quality of service features, along with last mile fiber and microwave extension solutions. Founded in 2008 and based in Plano, Texas, BLINQ Networks was previously known as Velocity Acquisition, Inc. and operates as a subsidiary of Communication Components Inc. The company's experienced management team, with a strong background in wireless technologies, aims to address the growing demand for capacity in mobile internet services.
BTI Systems
Series D in 2014
BTI Systems Inc. is a company that specializes in developing and marketing cloud and metro networking software and systems for carriers, colocation, content, and service providers, as well as cloud infrastructure companies globally. Its product offerings include the BTI Intelligent Cloud Connect platforms for cloud service delivery, high-bandwidth Packet Optical Transport network infrastructure for various metro and regional services, and Access and Aggregation Platforms for carrier Ethernet business services and mobile backhaul applications. Additionally, BTI provides Ethernet Access Platforms to extend services to customer premises and control software for centralized network management. Founded in 2000 and based in Kanata, Canada, BTI also offers professional services such as network planning, systems engineering, and installation. The company serves over 380 customers worldwide and operates regional sales, marketing, and research and development centers internationally. BTI Systems is a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, as of January 2016.
Axonify
Venture Round in 2014
Axonify Inc., founded in 2011 and based in Waterloo, Canada, specializes in providing eLearning software designed to enhance corporate training. The company's platform, Axonify, offers bite-sized, personalized, and gamified learning experiences for employees, focusing on interval reinforcement to ensure that training is effective and long-lasting. This approach is particularly useful in sectors such as sales, customer service, retail, and finance, where continuous learning and quick knowledge updates are crucial. Axonify's solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly into the daily workflow of frontline employees, promoting behavioral changes that lead to improved business outcomes. The company has established strategic partnerships with various organizations to enhance its offerings and reach.
Ranovus
Series A in 2013
Ranovus is a provider of advanced interconnect solutions for data centers and communications networks, focusing on multi-terabit capabilities. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, the company develops optoelectronics components and transceiver subsystems that utilize Quantum Dot Multi-Wavelength Laser technology in conjunction with digital and photonics integrated circuit technologies. This innovative approach aims to establish new industry standards for power efficiency, compactness, and cost-effectiveness in optical interconnect solutions, addressing the growing demands of the telecommunications sector for enhanced connectivity alternatives.
BLiNQ Networks
Series B in 2012
BLINQ Networks Inc. specializes in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless backhaul solutions designed for outdoor small cell networks. The company offers a range of products, including the X-1200, a dual-band point-to-multipoint adaptive wireless backhaul system that supports both licensed and unlicensed bands, and the X-100, a point-to-multipoint wireless bridge for carrier-grade service in NLOS environments. Additionally, BLINQ provides NodeB backhaul systems that facilitate high-capacity Ethernet links with network timing and quality of service features, along with last mile fiber and microwave extension solutions. Founded in 2008 and based in Plano, Texas, BLINQ Networks was previously known as Velocity Acquisition, Inc. and operates as a subsidiary of Communication Components Inc. The company's experienced management team, with a strong background in wireless technologies, aims to address the growing demand for capacity in mobile internet services.
NewPace Technology Development
Debt Financing in 2011
NewPace has developed a RCS (Rich Communication Suite) service that can be operated by a mobile operator or through NewPace’s cloud facilities. rcsConnect operates inside a mobile operator’s network either as an IMS Application Server or as a stand-alone application server (pre-IMS), and rcsCloudConnect is a service operated by NewPace on behalf of operators who are billed on a monthly basis for active users of the service. A leader in mobile messaging technology, NewPace has a wealth of knowledge on integrating into existing networks including for billing and provisioning systems. With a continuous product roadmap, NewPace clients are provided with RCS 5.0 features at no or low cost (depending on the service activated).
CML Versatel
Venture Round in 2011
CML Versatel develops communications systems.
BLiNQ Networks
Series A in 2011
BLINQ Networks Inc. specializes in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless backhaul solutions designed for outdoor small cell networks. The company offers a range of products, including the X-1200, a dual-band point-to-multipoint adaptive wireless backhaul system that supports both licensed and unlicensed bands, and the X-100, a point-to-multipoint wireless bridge for carrier-grade service in NLOS environments. Additionally, BLINQ provides NodeB backhaul systems that facilitate high-capacity Ethernet links with network timing and quality of service features, along with last mile fiber and microwave extension solutions. Founded in 2008 and based in Plano, Texas, BLINQ Networks was previously known as Velocity Acquisition, Inc. and operates as a subsidiary of Communication Components Inc. The company's experienced management team, with a strong background in wireless technologies, aims to address the growing demand for capacity in mobile internet services.
Neuralitic Systems
Series C in 2011
Neuralitic Systems specializes in mobile data intelligence technology, assisting mobile service operators in analyzing user behaviors that impact data service adoption. By identifying and understanding emerging trends, the company enables its clients to enhance decision-making processes related to subscriber acquisition, conversion, and retention. This approach helps operators dynamically adapt to user habits, ultimately fostering revenue growth from data services.
Vantrix
Venture Round in 2010
Vantrix Corporation, acquired by Like Minded Entertainment in 2019, specializes in integrated media processing software tailored for video service providers and mobile operators. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in London, Dubai, and Hong Kong, Vantrix offers a comprehensive media platform that enables the delivery of multi-screen video content while optimizing for performance and cost. Their solutions include virtualized video processing with GPU capabilities, multimedia messaging optimization, and a centralized management dashboard for overseeing virtual applications and physical infrastructure. With deployments in over 65 networks globally, Vantrix aims to meet the evolving demands of digital content delivery across various connected devices. Founded in 1994, the company was previously known as VoiceAge Networks Corporation.
INVIDI Technologies
Series D in 2010
INVIDI Technologies Corporation is a software provider specializing in targeted advertising solutions for the television industry. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, the company offers innovative applications such as Advatar, which enables addressable targeted advertising delivered to individual viewers through digital set-top boxes. INVIDI's technology supports multi-channel video programming distributors, marketers, and advertisers by facilitating the sales of various digital products and services, including video-on-demand and pay-per-view events. Additionally, the INVIDI Advertising Decision System allows for sophisticated management of advertising decisions, enhancing the precision of household-targeted advertising in the dynamic television landscape. Through its services, INVIDI empowers cable, satellite, and IPTV operators to effectively reach and engage their desired audiences.
Neuralitic Systems
Series B in 2009
Neuralitic Systems specializes in mobile data intelligence technology, assisting mobile service operators in analyzing user behaviors that impact data service adoption. By identifying and understanding emerging trends, the company enables its clients to enhance decision-making processes related to subscriber acquisition, conversion, and retention. This approach helps operators dynamically adapt to user habits, ultimately fostering revenue growth from data services.
OneChip Photonics
Series A in 2009
OneChip Photonics specializes in the development of optical transceiver chips designed for mass applications. The company has created an integrated fiber-to-the-home transceiver, which is unique in the market. This innovation aims to reduce costs while simultaneously enhancing performance, making it a significant advancement in the field of optical communications. By focusing on these objectives, OneChip Photonics seeks to address the growing demand for efficient and cost-effective optical solutions.
Wavesat
Venture Round in 2009
Wavesat specializes in advanced semiconductor solutions for mobile broadband, catering to leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers. The company provides technology that supports the deployment of various broadband wireless technologies, including WiMAX Wave2 and XG-PHS, while facilitating a seamless transition to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat's innovative multimode 4G architecture and cost-effective platforms combine software and reference designs, offering superior technical support and highly integrated, power-efficient solutions. This approach enables mobile device manufacturers to optimize their investments, minimize development time and risk, and accelerate their time-to-market with industry-leading performance and integration.
Sutus
Venture Round in 2008
Sutus specializes in providing integrated communication and IT services tailored for small businesses with 3 to 25 employees. The company offers a comprehensive software platform called Sutus Business Central, which includes tools for networking, data management, telephone services, security, and collaboration. Sutus supports various operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux, and ensures compatibility with popular applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Entourage, and Apple Mail. Their services encompass network infrastructure, file and data sharing, collaboration tools, and fully integrated telephone handsets, enabling small businesses to enhance their operational efficiency and communication capabilities.
Neuralitic Systems
Series A in 2008
Neuralitic Systems specializes in mobile data intelligence technology, assisting mobile service operators in analyzing user behaviors that impact data service adoption. By identifying and understanding emerging trends, the company enables its clients to enhance decision-making processes related to subscriber acquisition, conversion, and retention. This approach helps operators dynamically adapt to user habits, ultimately fostering revenue growth from data services.
Sutus
Venture Round in 2008
Sutus specializes in providing integrated communication and IT services tailored for small businesses with 3 to 25 employees. The company offers a comprehensive software platform called Sutus Business Central, which includes tools for networking, data management, telephone services, security, and collaboration. Sutus supports various operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux, and ensures compatibility with popular applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Entourage, and Apple Mail. Their services encompass network infrastructure, file and data sharing, collaboration tools, and fully integrated telephone handsets, enabling small businesses to enhance their operational efficiency and communication capabilities.
NewStep Networks
Series C in 2008
NewStep Networks, Inc. provides service convergence and fixed-mobile convergence software solutions. The company offers FlexConnect solutions that bring the benefits of service convergence to mobile, office, and home phones; and Enterprise Mobility solutions, which feature one button transfer, single number service, automatic reconnect, single voicemail, and voicemail intercept. It also offers Total Mobility solutions that feature FlexConnect Solution and Enterprise Mobility Solutions, and add features designed for enterprise environments. Its customers include enterprises, service providers, equipment makers, system integrators, and business and consumer users. The company was formerly known as Rev D Networks, Inc. and changed its name to NewStep Networks, Inc. in November 2003. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional Offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. As of June 8, 2009, NewStep Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Natural Convergence, Inc.
Zeugma Systems
Series B in 2007
Zeugma Systems is a privately held company that specializes in telecommunications equipment and applications for broadband service providers. The company offers the Zeugma Services Node, a service delivery router that consolidates extensive computing resources with advanced capacity and awareness of both services and subscribers in a robust, fully redundant system. This innovative equipment enables service providers to swiftly prototype and launch new revenue-generating services, monitor session flows at a granular level, and manage individual session flows to enforce quality of service policies. Additionally, Zeugma Systems provides Zeugma OSS for configuration and health management of their systems, and Smart Series Applications, which enhance various services like video on demand and voice over IP. Their solutions also support usage-based billing frameworks, reducing the need for multiple edge devices while facilitating standard broadband aggregation and subscriber management functions.
Bluestreak Technology
Series D in 2007
Bluestreak Technology, Inc. is a developer of media applications and software solutions for over-the-top and managed video services across various connected devices, including televisions, set-top boxes, smartphones, and tablets. Its flagship products include the MachBlue platform, which enables content owners and network operators to deliver video services, and MachBlue Smart Runtime Classic, designed for creating experiences using Adobe Flash applications. The company also offers MachBlue Studio, an application testing environment that aids in debugging and optimizing applications. Additionally, Bluestreak Technology provides a range of features for digital set-top boxes, such as user interfaces, electronic program guides, video on demand, and live event broadcasting. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Bluestreak Technology serves a diverse clientele that includes major industry players like Alcatel, Ericsson, and Samsung. The company operates as a subsidiary of Espial Group, Inc.
Vantrix
Series B in 2007
Vantrix Corporation, acquired by Like Minded Entertainment in 2019, specializes in integrated media processing software tailored for video service providers and mobile operators. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in London, Dubai, and Hong Kong, Vantrix offers a comprehensive media platform that enables the delivery of multi-screen video content while optimizing for performance and cost. Their solutions include virtualized video processing with GPU capabilities, multimedia messaging optimization, and a centralized management dashboard for overseeing virtual applications and physical infrastructure. With deployments in over 65 networks globally, Vantrix aims to meet the evolving demands of digital content delivery across various connected devices. Founded in 1994, the company was previously known as VoiceAge Networks Corporation.
BTI Systems
Series D in 2007
BTI Systems Inc. is a company that specializes in developing and marketing cloud and metro networking software and systems for carriers, colocation, content, and service providers, as well as cloud infrastructure companies globally. Its product offerings include the BTI Intelligent Cloud Connect platforms for cloud service delivery, high-bandwidth Packet Optical Transport network infrastructure for various metro and regional services, and Access and Aggregation Platforms for carrier Ethernet business services and mobile backhaul applications. Additionally, BTI provides Ethernet Access Platforms to extend services to customer premises and control software for centralized network management. Founded in 2000 and based in Kanata, Canada, BTI also offers professional services such as network planning, systems engineering, and installation. The company serves over 380 customers worldwide and operates regional sales, marketing, and research and development centers internationally. BTI Systems is a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, as of January 2016.
Gridpoint Systems
Series A in 2007
Gridpoint Systems specializes in connection-oriented carrier Ethernet solutions focused on traffic engineering and management. The company's offerings enable partners and service providers to effectively plan, provision, and protect Ethernet service and transport networks. Key products include the 3400 intelligent node, which serves as an edge service concentration solution for carrier Ethernet service delivery, and the value management suite, a modular software suite tailored for traffic engineering. Additionally, the Ethernet path computation module is a portable application that facilitates the scaling of multi-vendor, multi-technology, and multi-domain Ethernet networks. Gridpoint's planning and fulfillment applications are utilized by vendors in equipment, EMS/NMS, and OSS markets, ensuring that service providers can deliver scalable and resilient Ethernet service level agreements across both wireless and wireline networks.
Zeligsoft
Series B in 2007
Zeligsoft, Inc. is a software development company based in Gatineau, Canada, founded in 2002. It specializes in creating engineering tools tailored for developers, testers, architects, and integrators across various industries. Zeligsoft offers a system-centric software development environment particularly focused on multicore and multiprocessor systems, addressing the unique challenges of heterogeneous system design. Its product offerings include Zeligsoft CE, which caters to platform-aware development, as well as solutions for software-defined radio and communications architecture. The company also provides professional services, including software tool development, consulting, and education, alongside its Papyrus modeling tool distributions. Zeligsoft serves a diverse range of sectors, such as telecommunications, military, aerospace, and multimedia, with specific market activities in South Korea and Japan.
EQO
Series B in 2007
Like most other players in this space, EQO helps save you money on long distance calls by bridging long distance calls over cheaper IP lines. What essentially happens is that your phone an EQO server on a local number, which transfers your call onto cheaper data lines across the internet, and then hops back onto standard phone lines and through another local number to the callee. The call only costs you minutes from your phone plan and the data cost for the VOIP line which runs 95-98% less than standard calling rates. Callers will store value for phone calls in EQO credits. However, calling another EQO user is free.
Sirific Wireless
Series C in 2007
Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of CMOS RF transceivers for the wireless communications market. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with additional offices in Waterloo, Canada, and Seoul, Korea. Sirific Wireless offers a range of products, including monolithic multi-mode wireless designs, digital direct conversion products, and Harmony-direct upconversion transmitters. Its NEXUS platform integrates multiple wireless standards such as HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS, and GSM, providing on-chip receive diversity for transceivers suitable for multi-mode and multi-band wireless applications.
Mobidia Technology
Series A in 2007
Mobidia Technology, Inc. specializes in mobile app and network usage data solutions, offering insights that help businesses track competitors and optimize their services. Founded in 2004 and based in Richmond, Canada, the company provides a comprehensive analytics platform that delivers real usage data worldwide. By analyzing trends in mobile and Wi-Fi data, Mobidia enables companies to enhance their advertising strategies, refine data plans, and improve over-the-top service offerings. The firm's popular My Data Manager application assists smartphone users in managing their data consumption, leading to cost savings on mobile plans while also supporting mobile operators in increasing revenue and reducing operational costs. As of 2015, Mobidia operates as a subsidiary of App Annie Limited.
FirstHand Technologies
Venture Round in 2007
FirstHand Technologies is a technology pioneer with specific expertise in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). By embedding or bundling SIPquest SIP-based software products with their own products, telecom and datacom equipment vendors are able to take advantage of the growing demand for VoIP services and capabilities. IP Telephony is the superset encompassing more than just VoIP. SIPquest's application and component suite also includes IP-based audio conferencing, video conferencing, data conferencing, application sharing, instant messaging, presence, a multimedia collaboration agent, voice mail, auto attendant, a SIP to H.323 signaling converter, an extensible SIP server and mobile WiFi roaming and collaboration capabilities. SIPquest is committed to expanding the use of SIP technologies through an exclusive licensing agreement with Columbia University's Internet Real-Time Lab and Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Chief Scientific Advisor to SIPquest and co-author of SIP. Located in Ottawa, Canada, SIPquest has the most complete and advanced suite of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) software modules and components on the market.
OneChip Photonics
Seed Round in 2007
OneChip Photonics specializes in the development of optical transceiver chips designed for mass applications. The company has created an integrated fiber-to-the-home transceiver, which is unique in the market. This innovation aims to reduce costs while simultaneously enhancing performance, making it a significant advancement in the field of optical communications. By focusing on these objectives, OneChip Photonics seeks to address the growing demand for efficient and cost-effective optical solutions.
Natural Convergence
Series C in 2006
Natural Convergence, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing hosted voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software tailored for service providers catering to the small business market. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, the company develops and markets its flagship product, Silhouette, which is designed for telecom carriers and service providers. In addition to its software solutions, Natural Convergence offers a range of services including customizable training, professional services, project management, and a channel program to enhance user experience and support. The company serves a diverse clientele across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the Caribbean.
Wavesat
Venture Round in 2006
Wavesat specializes in advanced semiconductor solutions for mobile broadband, catering to leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers. The company provides technology that supports the deployment of various broadband wireless technologies, including WiMAX Wave2 and XG-PHS, while facilitating a seamless transition to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat's innovative multimode 4G architecture and cost-effective platforms combine software and reference designs, offering superior technical support and highly integrated, power-efficient solutions. This approach enables mobile device manufacturers to optimize their investments, minimize development time and risk, and accelerate their time-to-market with industry-leading performance and integration.
NewStep Networks
Series B in 2006
NewStep Networks, Inc. provides service convergence and fixed-mobile convergence software solutions. The company offers FlexConnect solutions that bring the benefits of service convergence to mobile, office, and home phones; and Enterprise Mobility solutions, which feature one button transfer, single number service, automatic reconnect, single voicemail, and voicemail intercept. It also offers Total Mobility solutions that feature FlexConnect Solution and Enterprise Mobility Solutions, and add features designed for enterprise environments. Its customers include enterprises, service providers, equipment makers, system integrators, and business and consumer users. The company was formerly known as Rev D Networks, Inc. and changed its name to NewStep Networks, Inc. in November 2003. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional Offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. As of June 8, 2009, NewStep Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Natural Convergence, Inc.
Bluestreak Technology
Series C in 2006
Bluestreak Technology, Inc. is a developer of media applications and software solutions for over-the-top and managed video services across various connected devices, including televisions, set-top boxes, smartphones, and tablets. Its flagship products include the MachBlue platform, which enables content owners and network operators to deliver video services, and MachBlue Smart Runtime Classic, designed for creating experiences using Adobe Flash applications. The company also offers MachBlue Studio, an application testing environment that aids in debugging and optimizing applications. Additionally, Bluestreak Technology provides a range of features for digital set-top boxes, such as user interfaces, electronic program guides, video on demand, and live event broadcasting. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Bluestreak Technology serves a diverse clientele that includes major industry players like Alcatel, Ericsson, and Samsung. The company operates as a subsidiary of Espial Group, Inc.
Zeugma Systems
Series A in 2006
Zeugma Systems is a privately held company that specializes in telecommunications equipment and applications for broadband service providers. The company offers the Zeugma Services Node, a service delivery router that consolidates extensive computing resources with advanced capacity and awareness of both services and subscribers in a robust, fully redundant system. This innovative equipment enables service providers to swiftly prototype and launch new revenue-generating services, monitor session flows at a granular level, and manage individual session flows to enforce quality of service policies. Additionally, Zeugma Systems provides Zeugma OSS for configuration and health management of their systems, and Smart Series Applications, which enhance various services like video on demand and voice over IP. Their solutions also support usage-based billing frameworks, reducing the need for multiple edge devices while facilitating standard broadband aggregation and subscriber management functions.
FirstHand Technologies
Series C in 2006
FirstHand Technologies is a technology pioneer with specific expertise in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). By embedding or bundling SIPquest SIP-based software products with their own products, telecom and datacom equipment vendors are able to take advantage of the growing demand for VoIP services and capabilities. IP Telephony is the superset encompassing more than just VoIP. SIPquest's application and component suite also includes IP-based audio conferencing, video conferencing, data conferencing, application sharing, instant messaging, presence, a multimedia collaboration agent, voice mail, auto attendant, a SIP to H.323 signaling converter, an extensible SIP server and mobile WiFi roaming and collaboration capabilities. SIPquest is committed to expanding the use of SIP technologies through an exclusive licensing agreement with Columbia University's Internet Real-Time Lab and Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Chief Scientific Advisor to SIPquest and co-author of SIP. Located in Ottawa, Canada, SIPquest has the most complete and advanced suite of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) software modules and components on the market.
Hexago
Series A in 2006
Hexago provides IPv6 deployment solutions to the government and defense agencies and contractors, Internet and telecommunications operators, manufacturers, and researchers. Its products include Gateway6, an Internet appliance that allows deployment of IPv6 products and services over the existing IPv4 network infrastructure; and Gateway6 Mobile, which delivers dual-stack connectivity to the mobile users without relying on dual PDP contexts. The company also provides product related consulting services.
Galazar Networks
Series C in 2006
Galazar Networks Inc. specializes in the design, development, and supply of system semiconductors and software solutions. The company focuses on providing advanced semiconductor solutions for various telecommunications needs, including Ethernet, DS1/E1, DS3/E3, and SONET/SDH/OTN applications. Its product offerings encompass framer and mapper devices for data and telecom interfaces, as well as radio transmission and cellular backhaul solutions. Additionally, Galazar delivers OTN mappers, multiplexers, and multi-protocol infrastructure solutions, aiming to support carrier-grade Ethernet and multi-service line cards in the industry.
Metconnex
Venture Round in 2006
Metconnex develops integrated optical modules for optical networks. The company offers products such as wave switching modules for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks. It was founded in 2002 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.
BTI Systems
Series C in 2006
BTI Systems Inc. is a company that specializes in developing and marketing cloud and metro networking software and systems for carriers, colocation, content, and service providers, as well as cloud infrastructure companies globally. Its product offerings include the BTI Intelligent Cloud Connect platforms for cloud service delivery, high-bandwidth Packet Optical Transport network infrastructure for various metro and regional services, and Access and Aggregation Platforms for carrier Ethernet business services and mobile backhaul applications. Additionally, BTI provides Ethernet Access Platforms to extend services to customer premises and control software for centralized network management. Founded in 2000 and based in Kanata, Canada, BTI also offers professional services such as network planning, systems engineering, and installation. The company serves over 380 customers worldwide and operates regional sales, marketing, and research and development centers internationally. BTI Systems is a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, as of January 2016.
EQO
Series A in 2006
Like most other players in this space, EQO helps save you money on long distance calls by bridging long distance calls over cheaper IP lines. What essentially happens is that your phone an EQO server on a local number, which transfers your call onto cheaper data lines across the internet, and then hops back onto standard phone lines and through another local number to the callee. The call only costs you minutes from your phone plan and the data cost for the VOIP line which runs 95-98% less than standard calling rates. Callers will store value for phone calls in EQO credits. However, calling another EQO user is free.
Paraxip Technologies
Venture Round in 2006
Paraxip Technologies specializes in developing connectivity products that facilitate the efficient deployment of IP Telephony within contact centers and enterprises. The company's flagship software, NetBorder, utilizes standard computing platforms to offer intelligent connectivity for advanced telephony applications. This innovative architecture decreases deployment costs and enables seamless integration of IP Telephony solutions with various external devices and networks. Paraxip's proprietary software acts as a central component for unifying diverse networks, simplifying implementation for IP Telephony solution vendors and reducing overall deployment expenses in the Contact Center and Unified Communication sectors, all without the need for additional hardware appliances.
Mobidia Technology
Venture Round in 2006
Mobidia Technology, Inc. specializes in mobile app and network usage data solutions, offering insights that help businesses track competitors and optimize their services. Founded in 2004 and based in Richmond, Canada, the company provides a comprehensive analytics platform that delivers real usage data worldwide. By analyzing trends in mobile and Wi-Fi data, Mobidia enables companies to enhance their advertising strategies, refine data plans, and improve over-the-top service offerings. The firm's popular My Data Manager application assists smartphone users in managing their data consumption, leading to cost savings on mobile plans while also supporting mobile operators in increasing revenue and reducing operational costs. As of 2015, Mobidia operates as a subsidiary of App Annie Limited.
Mobidia Technology
Series A in 2005
Mobidia Technology, Inc. specializes in mobile app and network usage data solutions, offering insights that help businesses track competitors and optimize their services. Founded in 2004 and based in Richmond, Canada, the company provides a comprehensive analytics platform that delivers real usage data worldwide. By analyzing trends in mobile and Wi-Fi data, Mobidia enables companies to enhance their advertising strategies, refine data plans, and improve over-the-top service offerings. The firm's popular My Data Manager application assists smartphone users in managing their data consumption, leading to cost savings on mobile plans while also supporting mobile operators in increasing revenue and reducing operational costs. As of 2015, Mobidia operates as a subsidiary of App Annie Limited.
AppLogic Networks
Venture Round in 2005
Sandvine Corporation specializes in subscriber experience assurance solutions utilizing deep packet inspection (DPI) technology for network operators globally. The company's flagship products, including PacketLogic and the network application visibility library (NAVL), provide insights into network performance, enabling operators to ensure a high-quality experience for Internet-connected devices. Sandvine's offerings assist various service providers, such as cable operators, telecommunications companies, and internet service providers, in managing network traffic, mitigating congestion, and delivering prioritized multimedia services. The company also serves enterprise clients, including educational institutions and government agencies. With a customer base spanning over 70 countries and serving more than a hundred million subscribers, Sandvine focuses on enhancing the overall Internet experience. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Fremont, California, Sandvine was previously known as Procera Networks, Inc. before rebranding in 2017.
Bluestreak Technology
Series B in 2005
Bluestreak Technology, Inc. is a developer of media applications and software solutions for over-the-top and managed video services across various connected devices, including televisions, set-top boxes, smartphones, and tablets. Its flagship products include the MachBlue platform, which enables content owners and network operators to deliver video services, and MachBlue Smart Runtime Classic, designed for creating experiences using Adobe Flash applications. The company also offers MachBlue Studio, an application testing environment that aids in debugging and optimizing applications. Additionally, Bluestreak Technology provides a range of features for digital set-top boxes, such as user interfaces, electronic program guides, video on demand, and live event broadcasting. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Bluestreak Technology serves a diverse clientele that includes major industry players like Alcatel, Ericsson, and Samsung. The company operates as a subsidiary of Espial Group, Inc.
INVIDI Technologies
Series B in 2005
INVIDI Technologies Corporation is a software provider specializing in targeted advertising solutions for the television industry. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, the company offers innovative applications such as Advatar, which enables addressable targeted advertising delivered to individual viewers through digital set-top boxes. INVIDI's technology supports multi-channel video programming distributors, marketers, and advertisers by facilitating the sales of various digital products and services, including video-on-demand and pay-per-view events. Additionally, the INVIDI Advertising Decision System allows for sophisticated management of advertising decisions, enhancing the precision of household-targeted advertising in the dynamic television landscape. Through its services, INVIDI empowers cable, satellite, and IPTV operators to effectively reach and engage their desired audiences.
Vantrix
Series A in 2005
Vantrix Corporation, acquired by Like Minded Entertainment in 2019, specializes in integrated media processing software tailored for video service providers and mobile operators. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in London, Dubai, and Hong Kong, Vantrix offers a comprehensive media platform that enables the delivery of multi-screen video content while optimizing for performance and cost. Their solutions include virtualized video processing with GPU capabilities, multimedia messaging optimization, and a centralized management dashboard for overseeing virtual applications and physical infrastructure. With deployments in over 65 networks globally, Vantrix aims to meet the evolving demands of digital content delivery across various connected devices. Founded in 1994, the company was previously known as VoiceAge Networks Corporation.
SiGe Semiconductor
Venture Round in 2005
SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in designing and manufacturing radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits and multi-chip modules for the wireless consumer electronics market. The company provides a range of products, including wireless LAN front end modules, dual band front end modules, discrete power amplifiers, WiMAX power amplifiers, GPS radio integrated circuits, GPS receivers, and Bluetooth power amplifiers. SiGe Semiconductor distributes its RF solutions through a network of distributors, catering to computing, home entertainment, and mobile device applications across regions including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
TenXc Wireless
Series A in 2004
TenXc Wireless specializes in designing and supplying wireless access systems and antenna products for major wireless operators globally. The company focuses on manufacturing wideband bi-sector arrays, which enhance network performance, spectral efficiency, and coverage. These products also provide clients with the flexibility to target specific network hotspots and develop new networks, thereby supporting the growing demands of wireless mobility applications.
Wavesat
Venture Round in 2004
Wavesat specializes in advanced semiconductor solutions for mobile broadband, catering to leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers. The company provides technology that supports the deployment of various broadband wireless technologies, including WiMAX Wave2 and XG-PHS, while facilitating a seamless transition to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat's innovative multimode 4G architecture and cost-effective platforms combine software and reference designs, offering superior technical support and highly integrated, power-efficient solutions. This approach enables mobile device manufacturers to optimize their investments, minimize development time and risk, and accelerate their time-to-market with industry-leading performance and integration.
Natural Convergence
Series B in 2004
Natural Convergence, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing hosted voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software tailored for service providers catering to the small business market. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, the company develops and markets its flagship product, Silhouette, which is designed for telecom carriers and service providers. In addition to its software solutions, Natural Convergence offers a range of services including customizable training, professional services, project management, and a channel program to enhance user experience and support. The company serves a diverse clientele across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the Caribbean.
Sirific Wireless
Series B in 2004
Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of CMOS RF transceivers for the wireless communications market. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with additional offices in Waterloo, Canada, and Seoul, Korea. Sirific Wireless offers a range of products, including monolithic multi-mode wireless designs, digital direct conversion products, and Harmony-direct upconversion transmitters. Its NEXUS platform integrates multiple wireless standards such as HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS, and GSM, providing on-chip receive diversity for transceivers suitable for multi-mode and multi-band wireless applications.
Atreus Systems
Series C in 2003
Atreus delivers provisioning solutions for a variety of advanced IP services for both the business and consumer markets.
NewStep Networks
Series A in 2003
NewStep Networks, Inc. provides service convergence and fixed-mobile convergence software solutions. The company offers FlexConnect solutions that bring the benefits of service convergence to mobile, office, and home phones; and Enterprise Mobility solutions, which feature one button transfer, single number service, automatic reconnect, single voicemail, and voicemail intercept. It also offers Total Mobility solutions that feature FlexConnect Solution and Enterprise Mobility Solutions, and add features designed for enterprise environments. Its customers include enterprises, service providers, equipment makers, system integrators, and business and consumer users. The company was formerly known as Rev D Networks, Inc. and changed its name to NewStep Networks, Inc. in November 2003. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional Offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. As of June 8, 2009, NewStep Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Natural Convergence, Inc.
Sirific Wireless
Venture Round in 2002
Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of CMOS RF transceivers for the wireless communications market. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with additional offices in Waterloo, Canada, and Seoul, Korea. Sirific Wireless offers a range of products, including monolithic multi-mode wireless designs, digital direct conversion products, and Harmony-direct upconversion transmitters. Its NEXUS platform integrates multiple wireless standards such as HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS, and GSM, providing on-chip receive diversity for transceivers suitable for multi-mode and multi-band wireless applications.
Natural Convergence
Series A in 2002
Natural Convergence, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing hosted voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software tailored for service providers catering to the small business market. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, the company develops and markets its flagship product, Silhouette, which is designed for telecom carriers and service providers. In addition to its software solutions, Natural Convergence offers a range of services including customizable training, professional services, project management, and a channel program to enhance user experience and support. The company serves a diverse clientele across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the Caribbean.
TeraXion
Venture Round in 2001
TeraXion Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and supply of photonic components, including fiber Bragg gratings, low-noise lasers, and integrated photonics. Founded in 2000 and based in Quebec, Canada, the company serves a diverse range of industries such as telecommunications, medical equipment, aerospace, and defense. TeraXion's product offerings include high-power and ultrafast laser system components, optical communication solutions for data center interconnects and enterprise networks, and optical sensing components for applications like LiDAR. The company is recognized for its expertise in chromatic dispersion compensation, providing Telcordia-qualified low-loss dispersion compensators and emulators for both manufacturing and research purposes. TeraXion's commitment to innovation is evident in its ability to transform complex technologies into high-quality, manufacturable products tailored for emerging markets, enhancing power, speed, and precision in optical applications.
Sedona Networks
Series B in 2000
Sedona Networks designs and builds innovative, multi-services access network solutions.
Wavesat
Venture Round in 1997
Wavesat specializes in advanced semiconductor solutions for mobile broadband, catering to leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers. The company provides technology that supports the deployment of various broadband wireless technologies, including WiMAX Wave2 and XG-PHS, while facilitating a seamless transition to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat's innovative multimode 4G architecture and cost-effective platforms combine software and reference designs, offering superior technical support and highly integrated, power-efficient solutions. This approach enables mobile device manufacturers to optimize their investments, minimize development time and risk, and accelerate their time-to-market with industry-leading performance and integration.
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