QuantiaMD is a leading online community and collaboration platform for physicians, enabling 160,000 healthcare professionals to share real-life clinical experiences efficiently and rapidly. The platform fosters interaction among physicians, allowing them to learn from both experts and peers, which enhances their ability to adapt to changes in medical practice and apply the latest medical insights. By facilitating swift engagement and alignment among physicians, QuantiaMD supports healthcare organizations in achieving key objectives that contribute to improved quality of care. Designed specifically for the contemporary needs of healthcare professionals, QuantiaMD is user-friendly, secure, and accessible on mobile devices.
QuantiaMD is a leading online community and collaboration platform for physicians, enabling 160,000 healthcare professionals to share real-life clinical experiences efficiently and rapidly. The platform fosters interaction among physicians, allowing them to learn from both experts and peers, which enhances their ability to adapt to changes in medical practice and apply the latest medical insights. By facilitating swift engagement and alignment among physicians, QuantiaMD supports healthcare organizations in achieving key objectives that contribute to improved quality of care. Designed specifically for the contemporary needs of healthcare professionals, QuantiaMD is user-friendly, secure, and accessible on mobile devices.
Sensys Networks, Inc. is a wireless technology company specializing in integrated traffic data systems and traffic management solutions. It provides a range of products including FlexMag sensors for vehicle detection, MicroRadar for bicycle detection, and technology for collecting MAC addresses from Bluetooth or Wi-Fi devices. The company also offers solutions such as FlexControl, Access Point Controller Cards, and Repeaters to manage communications and data processing for wireless sensor networks. Additionally, Sensys Networks provides SNAPS, a software solution for automated vehicle detection data processing, VIMS Analyzer for cloud-based vehicle identification, and TrafficDOT for configuration management. The company’s offerings cater to various traffic management needs, including adaptive control, parking detection, and travel time measurement. Sensys Networks serves a global customer base, with over 150 clients across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. Founded in 2003 and based in Berkeley, California, Sensys Networks operates as a subsidiary of TagMaster AB.
5to1 is a self-serve advertising publishing platform that facilitates collaboration between advertisers and content owners to optimize ad placements. The platform enables media publishers to manage and monetize their unsold advertising inventory, transforming it into programmable and premium inventory. By empowering publishers with control over placement and pricing decisions, 5to1 aims to restore balance in the advertising marketplace while keeping operational costs stable. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle.
Radar Networks develops Twine, an artificially intelligent personal web assistant designed to organize information and media using an auto-tagging engine. This semantic web application aims to streamline the management of digital content, allowing users to easily access and arrange their information. The company has received funding from Leapfrog Ventures and Vulcan Capital, a venture firm associated with Paul Allen. Twine is positioned to enhance user experience by automating the organization of data, and it is set to make its public debut in the near future.
Generate is a production and management company focused on developing entertainment properties for the Millennial audience across various media platforms. The company produces professionally crafted content that transitions seamlessly from broadband to television, film, and publishing. Generate also integrates the advertising, technology, and entertainment sectors. Additionally, it has a talent management division representing a diverse group of professionals, including actors, comedians, writers, producers, and directors. Through Generate Insight, its market research division, the company collects and analyzes data specifically related to Millennial preferences and trends, enhancing its understanding of this key demographic.
5to1 is a self-serve advertising publishing platform that facilitates collaboration between advertisers and content owners to optimize ad placements. The platform enables media publishers to manage and monetize their unsold advertising inventory, transforming it into programmable and premium inventory. By empowering publishers with control over placement and pricing decisions, 5to1 aims to restore balance in the advertising marketplace while keeping operational costs stable. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle.
Mixercast allowed users to create embeddable slide show widgets. Users could mix together both personal and licensed content into their slide show.
Exalt Communications specializes in wireless backhaul systems and interconnect solutions, offering microwave radio systems that address bottlenecks in the last mile, middle mile, and first mile of network connectivity. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including service providers, mobile carriers, municipal Wi-Fi mesh networks, emerging carriers, and wireless Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Additionally, Exalt serves various sectors such as education, healthcare, enterprise, government, public safety and emergency response, and industrial applications. Founded in 2004, Exalt Communications is headquartered in Campbell, California.
Pano Logic creates virtual desktops with both a hardware and software solution. Server-based desktop virtualization is widely heralded as the "next big thing in virtualization". Citrix recently acquired start-up XenSource for $500M in pursuit of this market; Microsoft has recently announced new licensing schemes for server-hosted desktops, along with its intention to aggressively support this new model; VMware, the market leader in server virtualization, is aggressively developing this market with its Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). But there remains a problem: the existing desktop PC and thin client architectures were not designed for this new model of server-based desktop computing. Worse, these legacy architectures defeat the benefits of desktop virtualization. If the desktop is running on the server, why place another operating system on the desktop just to connect to the server?
SpectraLinear, Inc. is a fabless mixed signal integrated circuits company that specializes in the design, development, and marketing of timing circuits. Founded in 2006 and based in Santa Clara, California, the company offers a range of products including programmable clock generators, zero delay buffers, and electromagnetic interference reduction clocks. These products are utilized in various electronic applications across consumer, computer, and communication markets, supporting devices such as digital televisions, cameras, set-top boxes, printers, and computers. Additionally, SpectraLinear serves automotive, gaming, and industrial sectors, with operational locations in Istanbul, Bangalore, Taiwan, and Japan.
The Scene is a entertainment Social network connecting users to the people, places and events in their area. The Scene is the authority on where to go and what to do for nightlife and entertainment. The Scene was founded by four U.C. Berkeley graduates who have enjoyed successful careers in technology and media, but have a passion for the who, what, where and when of nightlife.
FatTail is a software company founded in 2001 that specializes in developing sales and operations optimization tools for the digital advertising industry. Drawing on expertise from the financial sector, FatTail offers solutions that help online publishers efficiently price, plan, and sell premium guaranteed advertising inventory. Its flagship product, AdBook, along with the newer PageGage, automates processes such as proposal creation and inventory forecasting, enabling publishers to increase revenue and streamline sales operations. Serving over 500 leading websites, FatTail's software facilitates faster transaction processing and reduces dependence on ad networks. Additionally, the company provides Ad Operation Services tailored to both small publishers and large media organizations, helping them implement direct sales programs and lower operational costs. FatTail is recognized for its flexible products and responsive customer support, addressing key challenges faced by digital publishers in managing their advertising assets.
Public Post is a news aggregation startup.
Crowd Fusion (now Ceros) is a publishing platform that combines the best of several popular applications like blogging, wikis, tagging and workflow management into a powerful open source framework in order to enable rapid deployment of new features and to solve the pain points of publishing vertical destination sites at scale. Founded in 2007 by CEO Brian Alvey (former co-founder of Weblogs, Inc) and CTO Craig Wood, Crowd Fusion raised $3 million from Velocity Interactive Group, Greycroft Partners and Marc Andreessen in July of 2008. Velocity's Jon Miller and Greycroft's Ian Sigalow joined the company's board of directors. When Miller left Velocity to become the CEO of Digital Media at Newscorp, Velocity changed its name to Fuse Capital and Fuse's Mickie Rosen joined the board. In September of 2008, Crowd Fusion launched its first showcase site, Obsessable, covering consumer electronics. In December of 2008, Crowd Fusion launched another showcase site, Super Eco, covering green news. In 2009, Crowd Fusion has explored working with other publishers to conquer various verticals like sports, finance, food, fashion, music, health, cars, entertainment and parenting, while using the showcase sites as a testing ground to further plan and develop the Crowd Fusion platform. Ceros acquired by Crowd Fusion and changed name to Ceros.
Sensys Networks, Inc. is a wireless technology company specializing in integrated traffic data systems and traffic management solutions. It provides a range of products including FlexMag sensors for vehicle detection, MicroRadar for bicycle detection, and technology for collecting MAC addresses from Bluetooth or Wi-Fi devices. The company also offers solutions such as FlexControl, Access Point Controller Cards, and Repeaters to manage communications and data processing for wireless sensor networks. Additionally, Sensys Networks provides SNAPS, a software solution for automated vehicle detection data processing, VIMS Analyzer for cloud-based vehicle identification, and TrafficDOT for configuration management. The company’s offerings cater to various traffic management needs, including adaptive control, parking detection, and travel time measurement. Sensys Networks serves a global customer base, with over 150 clients across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. Founded in 2003 and based in Berkeley, California, Sensys Networks operates as a subsidiary of TagMaster AB.
ONStor Inc. specializes in providing Storage Area Network (SAN) file service solutions designed to consolidate, manage, and scale storage resources for various environments. The company's flagship product, the SF4400 SAN Filer, combines hardware and software to facilitate efficient file storage and management within multi-vendor SAN infrastructures. In addition to its primary offerings, ONStor delivers load balancing, storage consolidation, and data backup solutions to enhance data management capabilities. Founded in 2000 and based in Los Gatos, California, ONStor has established strategic partnerships with major companies such as Hitachi Data Systems, IBM Corporation, and VERITAS Software. As of 2009, ONStor operates as a subsidiary of LSI Corporation.
Next New Networks operates as a provider of internet-based micro television networks, focusing on niche communities. Launched in 2007, the company combines elements of traditional television with the interactive capabilities of the internet, encouraging viewer participation in content creation and distribution. It has garnered significant viewership, boasting over 1 billion views and more than 2 million subscribers. The company is recognized for its original episodic series, including popular networks such as Barely Political, Channel Frederator, Hungry Nation, Fast Lane Daily, Indy Mogul, ThreadBanger, and Barely Digital. These networks feature a diverse range of content from comedic videos to cartoons and lifestyle programming. In addition to content creation, Next New Networks offers various advertising solutions, including brand integration and ad tracking, facilitating partnerships with advertisers to enhance visibility and engagement.
Skyrider, Inc. designs and markets Peer to Peer (P2P) networking solutions. Its platform enables online content delivery and publishing, data analysis, report generation, and online marketing and advertising services. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in Kfar Saba, Israel.
Generate is a production and management company focused on developing entertainment properties for the Millennial audience across various media platforms. The company produces professionally crafted content that transitions seamlessly from broadband to television, film, and publishing. Generate also integrates the advertising, technology, and entertainment sectors. Additionally, it has a talent management division representing a diverse group of professionals, including actors, comedians, writers, producers, and directors. Through Generate Insight, its market research division, the company collects and analyzes data specifically related to Millennial preferences and trends, enhancing its understanding of this key demographic.
Publish2, Inc. operates an online news aggregation platform specifically designed for journalists. Founded in 2007 and based in Lansdowne, Virginia, the company provides a service that aggregates news headlines from both mainstream and blog sources. Publish2 offers tools for print and web publishing, enabling newspapers to curate a customized newswire by integrating content sharing networks with high-quality news sources. Its Link Newswire feature leverages the collective editorial judgment of journalists to enhance news aggregation for multichannel distribution. The company gained initial funding of $2.75 million in March 2008 and entered private beta with newspaper sites in late 2007.
Radar Networks develops Twine, an artificially intelligent personal web assistant designed to organize information and media using an auto-tagging engine. This semantic web application aims to streamline the management of digital content, allowing users to easily access and arrange their information. The company has received funding from Leapfrog Ventures and Vulcan Capital, a venture firm associated with Paul Allen. Twine is positioned to enhance user experience by automating the organization of data, and it is set to make its public debut in the near future.
Founded in 2004, BBE, the digital video authority, is the only online video company created exclusively for all aspects of the online video community - advertising, publishing and creative. The keys to BBE’s success have been its roster of 300 premium brand advertisers and its network of over 1200 publisher sites. VINDICO™, its proprietary, industry-leading ad serving, tracking and managing platform has served 16+ billion impressions to date. As a producer and distributor of original, web-based programming, BBE has introduced 20 original series including its ground-breaking original content series “Jen and Barb, Mom Life†which generated over 50 million views last season, and has been renewed for a second season. Founded by Matt Wasserlauf, CEO, BBE is based in New York City.
Mixercast allowed users to create embeddable slide show widgets. Users could mix together both personal and licensed content into their slide show.
ComVentures has merged with [Fuse Capital](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/fuse-capital).
Ambric developed a massively parallel processor array integrated circuit for high performance applications. Ambric's parallel processor solution including a "structured object programming model" that allowed developers to effectively program the large number of cores. Ambric's first generation chip architecture, Am2045, featured 336 processors on a chip. It competed against large FPGA's, DSPs and use of Intel x86 processors used in embedded markets. Ambric targeted video compression markets, medical imaging, wireless basesation and military markets.
ONStor Inc. specializes in providing Storage Area Network (SAN) file service solutions designed to consolidate, manage, and scale storage resources for various environments. The company's flagship product, the SF4400 SAN Filer, combines hardware and software to facilitate efficient file storage and management within multi-vendor SAN infrastructures. In addition to its primary offerings, ONStor delivers load balancing, storage consolidation, and data backup solutions to enhance data management capabilities. Founded in 2000 and based in Los Gatos, California, ONStor has established strategic partnerships with major companies such as Hitachi Data Systems, IBM Corporation, and VERITAS Software. As of 2009, ONStor operates as a subsidiary of LSI Corporation.
SpectraLinear, Inc. is a fabless mixed signal integrated circuits company that specializes in the design, development, and marketing of timing circuits. Founded in 2006 and based in Santa Clara, California, the company offers a range of products including programmable clock generators, zero delay buffers, and electromagnetic interference reduction clocks. These products are utilized in various electronic applications across consumer, computer, and communication markets, supporting devices such as digital televisions, cameras, set-top boxes, printers, and computers. Additionally, SpectraLinear serves automotive, gaming, and industrial sectors, with operational locations in Istanbul, Bangalore, Taiwan, and Japan.
MonoSphere is the creator of Storage Horizon storage capacity management software. Quest has also hired a substantial number of the former MonoSphere employees. The high quality of MonoSphere's team and technology, as well as the fit of its products within Quest's management offerings, were key factors in the decision to proceed with this acquisition.
Vyatta, Inc. specializes in network routing and security software, offering both software solutions and hardware appliances. Its products are designed to enhance network performance on Intel and AMD hardware and are compatible with popular virtual environments such as VMware, Xen, and Hyper-V. The company's software platform includes features for routing, firewalling, intrusion prevention, antivirus protection, and WAN load balancing. Vyatta also provides an array of services, including documentation, training, technical support, network architecture design, and implementation planning. Serving clients in service provider, government, and educational sectors, Vyatta distributes its products through a network of resellers and online channels across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Established in 2005 and headquartered in Belmont, California, the company has formed strategic partnerships with several technology firms, enhancing its market reach and product offerings.
Exavio manufactures IP video-smart network devices for digital media distribution throughout broadcast and post production facilities. The company also offers IP-based streaming devices for streaming media services, such as cable VOD, nPVR, and business communications solutions. Its products include ExaMax media server platform that provides digital media distribution and interoperates in dissimilar file structures and operating systems. Exavio, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It has engineering offices in Beijing.
FilmLoop, Inc. is a provider of software that facilitates the broadcasting, finding, and sharing of digital images. The company's platform operates as a Direct-to-Desktop (D2D) photo broadcasting network, allowing users to easily manage and distribute their images directly from their desktops. FilmLoop's services cater to both individuals and businesses, offering a user-friendly solution for digital image sharing.
Fultec Semiconductor is a circuit protection semiconductor company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2001. It specializes in transient blocking devices designed to safeguard telecommunication and data communication systems from over-voltage and over-current. The company's products provide wide bandwidth circuit protection against various threats such as lightning, power induction, power cross, and short circuit events. Fultec's solutions cater to a range of applications including telecommunications, data communications, sensors, automotive, and power distribution. As of October 2008, Fultec Semiconductor operates as a subsidiary of Bourns, Inc.
Vibe Solutions Group offers hosted Web services that allow consumers to create, share, collaborate, and consume rich-media content. The company provides Vibe Product Suite, which provides a suite of hosted Web publishing and communications services that helps to acquire and retain customers, extend brand, and leverage the media assets; and Pyro TV, an Internet TV channel service that allows users to view, personalize, and share a range of online video channels. It also offers Vibe Journal, a personal Web page solution, which enables to create users own rich-media personal Web space by publishing photos, video, audio, and text; Vibe Video Mail that allows to turn any email into a video mail; and Vibe Media Widget, a rich-media content ingestion tool, which provides an interface to upload, publish, and share content.
Firefly Mobile is a privately held company with worldwide headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida. Firefly Mobile is the industry leading designer, developer and seller of mobile phones and accessories specifically targeting kids and tweens. Firefly Mobile was founded with an award winning signature product; The Original Firefly Phone, which allows children to stay connected to those most important, as well as a growing brand that allows for continued innovation and product extensions. By designing the handsets from the ground up, Firefly has always been able to focus on the exact needs of kids, tweens and their parents, making the phones ideal for the market.
CloudShield is a provider of multi-gigabit, multi-function, programmable, deep packet inspection platforms targeted at large network operators. The company's unique capabilities allow existing content inspection, monitoring, and security applications to be performed at true gigabit speeds on even small packet sizes, and enables entirely new classes of applications and revenue generating services. The CloudShield platform can inspect, process, and modify packets at multi-gigabit speeds without introducing noticeable latency. Through its application partners, CloudShield has helped deliver solutions to carriers in North America, Europe and Asia as well as several important federal government customers.
Caymas Systems
Series C in 2005
As of June 11, 2007, Caymas Systems, Inc. was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc. Caymas Systems, Inc. offers identity-driven access gateways for international enterprise networks. The company's identity-driven access gateways deliver universal access, identity-based access control, integrated application security, federated policy enforcement, and radical price/performance solutions. Its appliances provides a single platform for SSL VPN remote access and internal access control, endpoint security, and behavioral and data monitoring with centralized policy management. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Petaluma, California.
KOTURA, Inc. specializes in silicon photonics, focusing on the design, manufacture, and marketing of CMOS optical components that facilitate the integration of optics in the communications industry. The company offers custom chip design, fabrication, and packaging services, leveraging its technology platform to combine optical and optoelectronic functionalities. This enables the creation of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) tailored for various applications, including data center interconnects, computing, and telecommunications.
MonoSphere is the creator of Storage Horizon storage capacity management software. Quest has also hired a substantial number of the former MonoSphere employees. The high quality of MonoSphere's team and technology, as well as the fit of its products within Quest's management offerings, were key factors in the decision to proceed with this acquisition.
NetDevices, Inc., founded in 2003 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in networking solutions designed for various industries, including finance, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. The company focuses on extending computer networks to branch offices, enabling seamless connectivity and communication across different locations. In May 2007, NetDevices was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent, further integrating its networking expertise into a broader technological framework.
PacketHop
Series C in 2005
PacketHop is a leader in intelligent wireless video networks and broadband mesh communications systems. With expertise in wireless multimedia technology that revolutionizes the deployment of broadband networks for video surveillance, PacketHop provides public safety and private security agencies with improved access to surveillance videos feeds for incident management and resolution. PacketHop's patented technology provides unparalleled quality of service and performance for wireless video. PacketHop's technology and products are covered by more than 20 issued patents and pending applications.
Hatteras Networks, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing equipment for carriers and service providers to facilitate high-bandwidth business services. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, the company offers broadband Ethernet solutions that utilize existing copper infrastructure. This enables service providers to deliver metro Ethernet services and effectively manage high-bandwidth requirements for mobile wireless and DSLAM backhaul transport. Hatteras Networks has a focus on enhancing connectivity options for business locations through innovative technology.
ONStor Inc. specializes in providing Storage Area Network (SAN) file service solutions designed to consolidate, manage, and scale storage resources for various environments. The company's flagship product, the SF4400 SAN Filer, combines hardware and software to facilitate efficient file storage and management within multi-vendor SAN infrastructures. In addition to its primary offerings, ONStor delivers load balancing, storage consolidation, and data backup solutions to enhance data management capabilities. Founded in 2000 and based in Los Gatos, California, ONStor has established strategic partnerships with major companies such as Hitachi Data Systems, IBM Corporation, and VERITAS Software. As of 2009, ONStor operates as a subsidiary of LSI Corporation.
Azul Systems, Inc. specializes in designing and developing Java runtime solutions tailored for enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT applications. The company is recognized for its flagship product, Zing, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that supports various enterprise applications requiring low latency, high transaction rates, and consistent performance. Azul also offers the Zulu family of certified, open-source builds of OpenJDK, which are available for multiple platforms and come with flexible commercial support options. In addition to these core products, Azul provides a suite of open-source tools to monitor and optimize Java applications, including jHiccup and Azul Inspector. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 and Global 1000 enterprises in sectors such as capital markets, digital advertising, and telecommunications. Founded in 2002, Azul Systems is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices in various countries including China, South Korea, and India.
TelASIC Communications, Inc. develops remote radio head products for WCDMA/HSDPA and WiMAX/LTE infrastructure applications. The company's products enable the transmission of high output power to deliver high data rates and coverage for mobile TV/video/audio/data-centric 3G data services. TelASIC Communications, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in El Segundo, California.
Ahura Scientific Inc. specializes in developing portable, ultra-compact optical systems designed for the immediate identification and authentication of liquid and solid chemical substances. The company’s handheld Raman spectrometers are particularly utilized for raw material identification and finished product authentication within the pharmaceutical and consumer health sectors. Additionally, its products serve critical functions in the identification of chemicals and explosives, material verification, anti-counterfeiting measures, and medical devices. Manufactured in the USA in an ISO 9001-certified facility, Ahura Scientific's offerings are recognized for their exceptional portability and performance, catering to a diverse clientele that includes agencies and companies across the homeland security, life sciences, industrial, and medical markets.
Firefly Mobile is a privately held company with worldwide headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida. Firefly Mobile is the industry leading designer, developer and seller of mobile phones and accessories specifically targeting kids and tweens. Firefly Mobile was founded with an award winning signature product; The Original Firefly Phone, which allows children to stay connected to those most important, as well as a growing brand that allows for continued innovation and product extensions. By designing the handsets from the ground up, Firefly has always been able to focus on the exact needs of kids, tweens and their parents, making the phones ideal for the market.
Exavio manufactures IP video-smart network devices for digital media distribution throughout broadcast and post production facilities. The company also offers IP-based streaming devices for streaming media services, such as cable VOD, nPVR, and business communications solutions. Its products include ExaMax media server platform that provides digital media distribution and interoperates in dissimilar file structures and operating systems. Exavio, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It has engineering offices in Beijing.