Clear Ventures

Clear Ventures Management LLC is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 2014, focusing on very early and early-stage investments. The firm primarily targets startups in business technology and services, as well as sectors such as cloud computing, data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things. Clear Ventures typically invests between $0.01 million and $4 million, aiming to support bold startup teams in their growth toward market leadership. With a team of experienced investors and company builders, Clear Ventures provides valuable access to customers, talent, and insights, fostering the development of innovative ideas. The firm operates across the United States and has a particular emphasis on the San Francisco Bay area, while also considering opportunities in Canada, Israel, India, and Europe.

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Arrcus

Series D in 2023
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on developing operating systems for networking hardware. Founded in 2016, it offers a range of products designed to support scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that delivers real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the Arrcus IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus aims to facilitate network transformation to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data.

AICrete

Seed Round in 2022
AICrete is the only recipe-as-a-service platform optimizing local materials for cleaner and more cost-efficient concrete.

Tignis

Series A in 2022
Tignis is an information technology company that enables hardware and software vendors to continually monitor performance data while their products are in use. Using real-time edge computing, machine learning, and customer-specific controls, vendors can quickly identify and proactively remedy performance issues and predict problems before they occur. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, United States.

Concentric AI

Series A in 2022
Concentric’s Semantic Intelligence solution delivers data risk insights across the entire inventory of sensitive documents in the cloud and on-premises. Its deep learning technology examines each document’s content and context for efficient actionable security. It scans the documents, identifies sensitive or business-critical data, evaluates the risk each document poses and highlights critical concerns that need immediate attention. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Lilt

Series C in 2022
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

Robin.io

Series C in 2021
Robin.io is an application virtualization software company based in San Jose, California, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing application-defined data center solutions through its Robin Application Virtualization Platform (AVP), which is a container-based platform that decouples applications from traditional server and storage constraints. This technology enables the seamless sharing of resources across different machines and simplifies application deployment and lifecycle management. Robin.io's platform enhances the agility and efficiency of Kubernetes, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including big data, databases, and artificial intelligence. The company aims to address the challenges of running complex applications in Kubernetes, facilitating faster roll-out of enterprise IT initiatives and improving developer productivity. With a team comprised of veterans from leading technology firms, Robin.io is positioned to disrupt the virtualization market, supported by strategic partnerships and investments from notable investors.

Arrcus

Venture Round in 2021
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on developing operating systems for networking hardware. Founded in 2016, it offers a range of products designed to support scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that delivers real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the Arrcus IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus aims to facilitate network transformation to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data.

Opsera

Series A in 2021
At Opsera, we share a vision for the future of software delivery. Our vision is to empower software and DevOps engineers to deliver software faster, safer and smarter by providing them with a continuous orchestration platform that enables choice of any CI/CD tools and no-code automation across the entire DevOps life cycle. Opsera’s continuous orchestration platform provides self-service toolchain automation, drag-and-drop declarative pipelines, and unified insights. With Opsera, development teams can increase software velocity while using the tools they want, operations teams gain improved efficiency while reducing risk and complexity, and business leaders have unparalleled visibility. Opsera believes that DevOps has transformed from an aspiration to a practical science, and its platform is purpose-built to help organizations accelerate DevOps adoption and reach peak innovation velocity.

Concentric

Venture Round in 2020
Concentric Inc. provides agent-based simulation technology. Its technology helps organizations to integrate data and tools into a single framework; attribute the impact of marketing investments; forecast sales and brand metrics; and test future strategies. The company offers services in the areas of licensing, consulting, support, and development aspects. It serves customers in the United States and internationally. Concentric Inc. has a strategic alliance with Phoenix Strategic Advisors. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Concentric AI

Seed Round in 2020
Concentric’s Semantic Intelligence solution delivers data risk insights across the entire inventory of sensitive documents in the cloud and on-premises. Its deep learning technology examines each document’s content and context for efficient actionable security. It scans the documents, identifies sensitive or business-critical data, evaluates the risk each document poses and highlights critical concerns that need immediate attention. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Atmosic

Series B in 2019
Atmosic Technologies, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Campbell, California, founded in 2016. The company specializes in designing ultra-low power wireless technologies aimed at significantly reducing reliance on batteries for IoT devices. By enabling battery-free operation, Atmosic focuses on enhancing the longevity and efficiency of connected applications across various sectors, including personal, home, automotive, healthcare, industrial, enterprise, and smart cities. Its innovative products are intended to lower costs and simplify the maintenance of IoT ecosystems for designers, manufacturers, developers, and end users.

Opsera

Seed Round in 2019
At Opsera, we share a vision for the future of software delivery. Our vision is to empower software and DevOps engineers to deliver software faster, safer and smarter by providing them with a continuous orchestration platform that enables choice of any CI/CD tools and no-code automation across the entire DevOps life cycle. Opsera’s continuous orchestration platform provides self-service toolchain automation, drag-and-drop declarative pipelines, and unified insights. With Opsera, development teams can increase software velocity while using the tools they want, operations teams gain improved efficiency while reducing risk and complexity, and business leaders have unparalleled visibility. Opsera believes that DevOps has transformed from an aspiration to a practical science, and its platform is purpose-built to help organizations accelerate DevOps adoption and reach peak innovation velocity.

Arrcus

Series B in 2019
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on developing operating systems for networking hardware. Founded in 2016, it offers a range of products designed to support scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that delivers real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the Arrcus IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus aims to facilitate network transformation to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data.

Wootcloud

Seed Round in 2019
WootCloud Inc. develops Internet of Things (IoT) security solution in California. The company offers HyperContext powered security, an online platform that provides insights by combining device context, network data, and threat intelligence. It use for computers, cell phones, smart TVs, and bluetooth devices. WootCloud Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, California with additional offices in India and Argentina.

Avicena Tech

Seed Round in 2019
It has been known for decades that optical interconnects have the potential to provide significant benefits even at lengths down to 1 millimeter and below. Silicon photonics, plasmonics, and other high-volume commercial technologies have reached a tipping point where they can be used to address critical chip-to-chip interconnect needs. Avicena’s ultra-dense, low-latency, low-cost, low-power optical interconnects revolutionize inter-chip communications and vastly improve the performance of systems that are hampered by legacy chip-to-chip interconnects.

Robin.io

Series B in 2018
Robin.io is an application virtualization software company based in San Jose, California, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing application-defined data center solutions through its Robin Application Virtualization Platform (AVP), which is a container-based platform that decouples applications from traditional server and storage constraints. This technology enables the seamless sharing of resources across different machines and simplifies application deployment and lifecycle management. Robin.io's platform enhances the agility and efficiency of Kubernetes, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including big data, databases, and artificial intelligence. The company aims to address the challenges of running complex applications in Kubernetes, facilitating faster roll-out of enterprise IT initiatives and improving developer productivity. With a team comprised of veterans from leading technology firms, Robin.io is positioned to disrupt the virtualization market, supported by strategic partnerships and investments from notable investors.

Arrcus

Series A in 2018
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on developing operating systems for networking hardware. Founded in 2016, it offers a range of products designed to support scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that delivers real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the Arrcus IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus aims to facilitate network transformation to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data.

Tignis

Venture Round in 2018
Tignis is an information technology company that enables hardware and software vendors to continually monitor performance data while their products are in use. Using real-time edge computing, machine learning, and customer-specific controls, vendors can quickly identify and proactively remedy performance issues and predict problems before they occur. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, United States.

WaterGuru

Venture Round in 2018
WaterGuru, Inc. specializes in the development and manufacture of a smart device for testing and treating pool water. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a solution that automatically measures and adjusts pH and chlorine levels, ensuring that pool water remains perfectly balanced while minimizing chemical use. The device is complemented by a mobile application that allows users to monitor their pool remotely and receive status updates, enhancing the convenience of pool maintenance. WaterGuru aims to provide a safe and efficient way for pool owners to maintain water quality effortlessly.

Frore Systems

Series A in 2018
Frore Systems is a operator of an engineering company intended to offer micro electromechanical systems.The company is currently operating in a Stealth mode.

Tignis

Seed Round in 2018
Tignis is an information technology company that enables hardware and software vendors to continually monitor performance data while their products are in use. Using real-time edge computing, machine learning, and customer-specific controls, vendors can quickly identify and proactively remedy performance issues and predict problems before they occur. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, United States.

Reflektion

Series B in 2017
Reflektion, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven predictive marketing software aimed at enhancing customer engagement in e-commerce. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an office in Chicago, Reflektion's platform analyzes individual shopper behaviors to deliver personalized experiences in real-time across various digital touchpoints, such as site search, product recommendations, and email communications. The company's offerings include solutions for personalized site search, predictive product recommendations, and mobile integration, as well as targeted marketing tools like individualized email campaigns and content optimization. Additionally, Reflektion provides analytic solutions to help retailers understand customer interactions better. The company has established strategic alliances and partnerships with firms like Mad Mobile and Oracle Responsys, further enhancing its capabilities in the market.

Wootcloud

Seed Round in 2017
WootCloud Inc. develops Internet of Things (IoT) security solution in California. The company offers HyperContext powered security, an online platform that provides insights by combining device context, network data, and threat intelligence. It use for computers, cell phones, smart TVs, and bluetooth devices. WootCloud Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, California with additional offices in India and Argentina.

Swift Navigation

Series B in 2017
Swift Navigation, Inc., founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in developing precise and affordable global positioning system (GPS) technology. The company is known for its low-cost, high-accuracy real-time kinematics (RTK) receivers, which provide centimeter-level positioning. Its product offerings include the Piksi Multi GNSS Module and the ruggedized Duro Receiver, designed for various applications such as agriculture, robotics, maritime, and industrial use. Additionally, Swift Navigation provides the Skylark cloud corrections service and the Starling GNSS positioning engine, targeting markets like autonomous vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles. The company has established a reputation for innovation, delivering positioning solutions that significantly outperform traditional GPS accuracy. Swift Navigation's technology supports a wide range of industries, promoting advancements in automation and precision across diverse sectors.

Falcon Computing

Series B in 2017
Falcon Computing enables data scientists and software developers working in Genomics, Machine Learning, Finance, and Computer Vision to simplify their path to heterogeneous accelerated computing. With a simple push-button C/C++ to a highly-optimized FPGA implementation for both public and private clouds, users can achieve performance, energy-efficiency, and productivity gains. Falcon Computing was founded in 2014 by Dr. Jason Cong, serial entrepreneur and Director of the Center for Domain-Specific Computing (CDSC) at UCLA. It is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA with offices in Los Angeles and Beijing.

Robin.io

Series A in 2017
Robin.io is an application virtualization software company based in San Jose, California, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing application-defined data center solutions through its Robin Application Virtualization Platform (AVP), which is a container-based platform that decouples applications from traditional server and storage constraints. This technology enables the seamless sharing of resources across different machines and simplifies application deployment and lifecycle management. Robin.io's platform enhances the agility and efficiency of Kubernetes, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including big data, databases, and artificial intelligence. The company aims to address the challenges of running complex applications in Kubernetes, facilitating faster roll-out of enterprise IT initiatives and improving developer productivity. With a team comprised of veterans from leading technology firms, Robin.io is positioned to disrupt the virtualization market, supported by strategic partnerships and investments from notable investors.

Atmosic

Series A in 2017
Atmosic Technologies, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Campbell, California, founded in 2016. The company specializes in designing ultra-low power wireless technologies aimed at significantly reducing reliance on batteries for IoT devices. By enabling battery-free operation, Atmosic focuses on enhancing the longevity and efficiency of connected applications across various sectors, including personal, home, automotive, healthcare, industrial, enterprise, and smart cities. Its innovative products are intended to lower costs and simplify the maintenance of IoT ecosystems for designers, manufacturers, developers, and end users.

Virtual Power Systems

Series A in 2016
Virtual Power Systems, Inc. provides software defined data centers. It offers VPS ICE, a software application suite that uses existing infrastructure footprint to deliver power within the data center by elasticizing it as a resource. The company also provides commercial off-the-shelf hardware that allows users to share power between racks, control power on IT nodes, and utilize various power sources. In addition, its solutions include optimizing data center, ICE power capacity manager, ICE power bursting, ICE power peak shaving, and ICE dynamic power. Virtual Power Systems, Inc. was formerly known as Virtual Power Conversion, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Milpitas, California.

Arrcus

Seed Round in 2016
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on developing operating systems for networking hardware. Founded in 2016, it offers a range of products designed to support scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that delivers real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the Arrcus IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus aims to facilitate network transformation to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data.

Espresa

Seed Round in 2015
Espresa is a comprehensive culture benefits platform designed to assist HR and people teams in creating, implementing, and managing culture benefit programs. Established in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, Espresa operates as a cloud platform and vendor network, offering services aimed at enhancing work-life balance, boosting productivity, and aiding in the attraction and retention of top talent. The platform provides companies with the tools necessary to effectively manage their workplace employee programs, streamlining processes to support a positive organizational culture.

Falcon Computing

Series A in 2015
Falcon Computing enables data scientists and software developers working in Genomics, Machine Learning, Finance, and Computer Vision to simplify their path to heterogeneous accelerated computing. With a simple push-button C/C++ to a highly-optimized FPGA implementation for both public and private clouds, users can achieve performance, energy-efficiency, and productivity gains. Falcon Computing was founded in 2014 by Dr. Jason Cong, serial entrepreneur and Director of the Center for Domain-Specific Computing (CDSC) at UCLA. It is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA with offices in Los Angeles and Beijing.

Vera

Series A in 2014
Vera enables organizations to secure, track, and revoke access to confidential data, across any platform or device. Vera encrypts and protects critical enterprise data while still allowing collaborators to create, access, edit, store, and share data easily using the apps, web services (e.g. Box, Dropbox), and devices they prefer. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Omio

Series A in 2014
Omio operates a multi-modal travel booking platform that enables users to find and compare travel options by train, bus, and flight across Europe, the United States, and Canada. Founded in 2012 and based in Berlin, Germany, the platform is designed to help travelers identify the fastest, cheapest, and most convenient routes to their desired destinations. By integrating various data sources, Omio offers a comprehensive search tool that suggests nearby airports and train routes while estimating total travel time. Users can visualize and compare different travel options through a comparative chart that highlights cost and duration, facilitating informed long-distance travel planning. The platform focuses solely on long-distance travel, excluding urban public transport options.

SOHA SYSTEMS

Seed Round in 2013
Soha Systems, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based application security services designed for developers, IT and security teams, and CIOs. Founded in 2013 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company specializes in delivering Enterprise Secure Access as a service through its offering, Soha Cloud. This service creates a protective "cloud perimeter" that safeguards an organization's infrastructure from various Internet threats, including distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and botnets. Soha Cloud reduces the attack surface by concealing applications from public access and allowing authenticated users controlled access to specific applications. By integrating data path protection, identity access, application security, and management visibility, Soha Systems provides a comprehensive solution that enhances security beyond traditional, stand-alone security tools and network access methods. As of 2016, Soha Systems operates as a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc.

GoPro

Series A in 2011
GoPro, Inc. is a company that specializes in the development and sale of cameras, drones, and a variety of mountable and wearable accessories, catering to both domestic and international markets. The company's product lineup includes popular waterproof cameras such as the HERO7 Silver, HERO7 Black, HERO8 Black, and the MAX 360-degree camera. Additionally, GoPro offers cloud-based services like GoPro Plus for content storage, as well as editing applications such as Quik and the GoPro App, which enhances the user experience by enabling easy uploads and customizable editing options. The company also provides a range of mounts and accessories, including various types of mounts for different activities and environments, along with charging accessories and colored camera sleeves. GoPro markets its products through retailers, distributors, and its own website. Founded in 2002 and originally known as Woodman Labs, Inc., GoPro is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

AutoESL

Seed Round in 2010
AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc. provides high level synthesis tools for FPGA and ASIC design applications. AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Cupertino, California. As of January 31, 2011, AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Xilinx Inc.

Kaiam

Seed Round in 2010
Kaiam is a private company commercializing photonic integrated circuits. In plain language, they specialize in the design and manufacture of gadgets that help transmit and receive data at very high speeds. The company also manufactures optronics equipment for computer networking and hyper-scale data centers. It also uses micromachined silicon, a demonstrated the CWDM4, a 100 Gigabit-per-second coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) silicon photonics transceiver using silicon modules and receivers.

Peel

Seed Round in 2009
Peel Technologies, Inc. specializes in developing remote applications that transform mobile devices into universal remote controls. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Hyderabad, India, the company offers an app that enables users to control various entertainment devices, including TVs and set-top boxes, as well as appliances like air conditioners and heaters. The Peel Smart Remote app provides an integrated platform for device control and content discovery, boasting over 130 million registered users worldwide and processing around 10 billion remote commands each month. Additionally, Peel enhances brand engagement and viewership for major television networks through its True Tune-in™ products, which facilitate trackable audience metrics.

DuneNetworks

Series B in 2008
Dune Networks is a fabless semiconductor supplier of networking devices which facilitate the building of Data Center, Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet Switching Platforms. They provide switching solutions which are scalable in capacity, port rate and service schemes, effectively extending the life cycle of packet platforms from 3 years (legacy-based systems) to 10 years and beyond, subsequently revolutionizing the economics of packet network deployment.

Groupon

Series A in 2008
Groupon operates online local commerce marketplaces that connect merchants and consumers by offering discounted goods and services in North America and internationally. The platform features a wide array of deals across various categories, including health and beauty, food and drink, home and garden, automotive services, and travel packages such as hotel and airfare deals. Groupon also offers a selection of products, including electronics, clothing, and household items. Consumers can access these deals through websites, mobile applications, emails, and social media, allowing for easy browsing and purchasing. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Chicago, Groupon enables merchants to create customizable deal campaigns and provides tools for payment processing and point-of-sale solutions, enhancing their market reach.

ZEROSOFT

Seed Round in 2007
Zerosoft Inc. is a privately held company provides concurrent simulations of a hardware design.

Virident Systems

Seed Round in 2006
Virident Systems specializes in developing enterprise-class data storage solutions that leverage Storage Class Memory (SCM) technologies, including flash memory. The company addresses the performance, reliability, and serviceability challenges traditionally associated with these technologies. Its flagship product, the tachIOn solid-state disk, offers superior performance for data-intensive applications, delivering 4-10 times the predictable performance compared to competing storage products while maintaining enterprise-level reliability and serviceability. Founded by experienced professionals from leading tech companies, Virident Systems possesses extensive expertise in flash technologies, allowing it to create innovative hardware and software solutions tailored to the needs of modern data centers and cloud computing environments.

Apigee

Series A in 2005
Apigee is a provider of API technology and services tailored for enterprises and developers. Its platform enables organizations to manage and gain visibility into the APIs that connect applications and data across various environments, including on-premises and cloud-based systems. Numerous companies, such as Walgreens, Bechtel, eBay, and Pearson, rely on Apigee to facilitate the delivery, management, and analysis of their APIs and applications. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Apigee also maintains offices in Bangalore, India; London; and Austin, Texas.

LVL7 Systems

Series C in 2005
LVL7 Systems, Inc. provides networking software solutions. It offers FASTPATH, a production-ready networking software, which is used by original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers to implement Internet protocol and ethernet products. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina. As of January 3, 2007, LVL7 Systems, Inc. is a subsidiary of Broadcom Corp.

YuMe

Seed Round in 2005
YuMe is a provider of digital video brand advertising solutions that drives inventory monetization and enables advertisers to reach targeted audiences across a wide range of internet-connected devices. Designed to serve the specific needs of brand advertising, its technology platform simplifies the complexities associated with delivering effective digital video advertising campaigns in today’s market. YuMe was founded in 2004 by [Jayant Kadambi](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/jayant-kadambi#/entity) and [Ayyappan Sankaran](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ayyappan-sankaran#/entity). It is headquartered in Redwood City, C.A. with European headquarters in London and nine additional offices worldwide.

Santur Corporation

Series A in 2001
Santur Corporation was founded in November 2000 and focused to commercialize laser array and packaging technologies for communications. The first application applied these technologies to tunable lasers. As communications systems move from static point-to-point links to mesh and reconfigurable WDM networks, the need for tunability becomes paramount to allow flexibility and cost reduction.

Onetta

Series A in 2000
Onetta was the first vendor to build a dynamic optical amplifier for metro transport networks.

Afara Websystems

Seed Round in 2000
Afara Websystems is a develops SPARC-based microprocessor technology for web-based and other large access servers.

Turin Networks

Series A in 1999
Turin Networks, Inc. is a leading global provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions for wireline and wireless network operators. The company's iConnectâ„¢ solutions pragmatically address the real-world challenges for network operators deploying networks for Wireless Backhaul, Carrier Ethernet and Converged Services.

Syndesis

Series A in 1999
Syndesis has captured the market in high-efficiency, end-to-end provisioning and activation solutions that are critical for service offerings like Triple Play, Ethernet and DSL. CoManage is renowned for industry-leading data integrity management solutions that enable service providers to improve the quality of data used in service management and revenue assurance processes.

Mellanox Technologies

Series A in 1999
Mellanox Technologies is a supplier of end-to-end connectivity solutions for servers and storage that optimize data center performance. Mellanox products deliver market-leading bandwidth, performance, scalability, power conservation and cost-effectiveness while converging multiple legacy network technologies into one future-proof solution. For the best in performance and scalability, Mellanox is the choice for Fortune 500 data centers and the world's most powerful supercomputers. Founded in 1999, Mellanox Technologies is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and Yokneam, Israel.

SwitchOn Networks

Seed Round in 1999
SwitchOn Networks is a provider of semiconductor and software components to the Content and Policy-based networking.The company's products enable next generation network equipment, including web and content switches, CMTS, DSLAM, enterprise routers, edge routers, bandwidth managers, VPNs, Firewalls and Intrusion detection systems.

VxTel

Series A in 1999
VxTel specializes in providing silicon solutions designed for next-generation carrier networks. Founded in 1999 and based in Fremont, California, the company develops products that utilize a distinct signal-processing architecture tailored for voice, data, telecommunications, and multimedia applications. VxTel's technology is integral to carrier-class switches, facilitating the growth and adoption of packet-based networks for voice and advanced services. The company's primary focus is on supporting high-density voice-over-packet systems, capable of managing hundreds of thousands of channels across various voice processing applications.

Telera

Series A in 1998
Provider of a software platform for advanced voice applications. The company's flagship Voice Web Application Platform enables both wireline and wireless service providers to deliver advanced, business-centric voice applications. By leveraging new technologies like Voice XML customer service, commerce transaction, and self-service applications provide a more personalized and interactive caller experience, and ensure that mobile corporate users have equal access to time-critical business and customer information.

Abrizio

Series A in 1998
Abrizio designs and provides semiconductors, specializing in terabit network switching technology for voice and data carrier infrastructure.

Magma Design Automation

Seed Round in 1997
Magma Design Automation, Inc. specializes in electronic design automation (EDA) software and related services aimed at enhancing the efficiency of chip design and production. The company's software solutions assist designers in reducing the time required to develop integrated circuits used across various sectors, including communications, computing, consumer electronics, networking, and semiconductors. Magma's primary offerings include the Talus family of products, which provides a comprehensive digital integrated solution for the entire chip development cycle, from initial design to physical implementation. Additionally, the Tekton static timing analyzer and QCP extractor, along with the Quartz family of sign-off and verification tools, facilitate a unified approach to chip design and verification by streamlining previously separate processes. The Titan platform further supports custom integrated chip design by offering a cohesive solution for mixed-signal designs, thereby enhancing design accuracy and efficiency.

LogicVision

Seed Round in 1992
LogicVision, Inc. operates as a test and yield learning company in the semiconductor design-for-test sector. The company offers a portfolio of products for the automated development, integration, and deployment of embedded test technology. Its products comprise technology products, which include the embedded test technology that enables customers to design and manufacture the company’s embedded test circuit structures. The company was formerly known as LV Software and changed its name to LogicVision, Inc. in June 1996. LogicVision was founded in 1992 and is based in San Jose, California. As of August 18, 2009, LogicVision Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Mentor Graphics Corp.
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