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MANTRA develops a vertically-integrated and regulatory-compliant blockchain ecosystem. It allows users around the world to trade, issue, and earn from both digital assets and tokenized securities alike.

Credix is a decentralized credit platform focused on providing borrowers in emerging markets with access to capital that has been historically difficult to obtain. By leveraging blockchain technology, Credix connects high-quality borrowers with global investors, creating credit lines that offer attractive yields. The platform serves as an infrastructure for businesses and marketplaces, facilitating lending, underwriting, and debt collection. This approach allows for diverse credit options while ensuring that investors are paid upfront. Credix aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in the credit market, enabling borrowers to access funds in a more streamlined manner.

QuantiaMD is the largest online community and collaboration platform designed specifically for physicians. It facilitates the sharing of real-life clinical experiences among a network of 160,000 physicians, enabling rapid adaptation to changes in the medical field and the application of the latest medical knowledge in practice. The platform serves as a mobile and web-based physician relationship management system, incorporating elements of social media and engagement science to enhance communication between healthcare organizations and physicians. By providing an easy-to-use and secure environment, QuantiaMD allows healthcare companies to engage and align physicians effectively, ultimately aiming to improve the quality of care delivered to patients.

QuantiaMD is the largest online community and collaboration platform designed specifically for physicians. It facilitates the sharing of real-life clinical experiences among a network of 160,000 physicians, enabling rapid adaptation to changes in the medical field and the application of the latest medical knowledge in practice. The platform serves as a mobile and web-based physician relationship management system, incorporating elements of social media and engagement science to enhance communication between healthcare organizations and physicians. By providing an easy-to-use and secure environment, QuantiaMD allows healthcare companies to engage and align physicians effectively, ultimately aiming to improve the quality of care delivered to patients.

Sensys Networks, Inc. is a wireless technology company based in Berkeley, California, specializing in integrated wireless traffic data systems and traffic management solutions. Founded in 2003, the company provides a range of products including FlexMag sensors for vehicle detection, MicroRadar sensors for bicycle detection, and systems for collecting data from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled devices. Sensys Networks also offers various solutions for managing wireless sensor networks, such as FlexControl and Access Point Controller Cards. Their software products, including SNAPS for statistical processing and VIMS Analyzer for vehicle identification, support remote monitoring and lifecycle management. With a focus on adaptive control, parking detection, and traffic data collection, Sensys Networks serves over 150 customers across 40 U.S. states and 10 countries, delivering cost-effective and scalable solutions that enhance urban mobility and traffic management. As of June 2019, 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 is a company that develops semantic web applications, most notably through its product, Twine. Twine serves as a semi-intelligent online bookmarking service designed to help users collect, share, and discover a wide array of online content, including articles, videos, photos, and products. The application employs an auto-tagging engine that organizes information automatically, enabling users to track their interests and engage with related communities. With a focus on enhancing user experience through intelligent information management, Twine represents a significant advancement in personal web assistance. The company is backed by notable investors, including Leapfrog Ventures and Vulcan Capital.

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 is a designer and provider of wireless backhaul systems and interconnect solutions, headquartered in Campbell, California. Established in 2004, the company specializes in microwave radio systems that address bottlenecks in various segments of network infrastructure, including the last mile, middle mile, and first mile. Exalt's solutions cater to a diverse clientele, including service providers, mobile carriers, municipal Wi-Fi mesh networks, and emerging carriers and wireless Internet Service Providers. Additionally, the company serves multiple sectors such as education, healthcare, enterprise, government, public safety, emergency response, and industrial applications. Its offerings support a wide range of uses, including cellular backhaul, long-haul communication, internet protocol backhaul, fiber extension, campus connectivity, video surveillance, disaster recovery, and network monitoring.

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, manufacturing, 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, electromagnetic interference reduction clocks, zero delay buffers, and various types of computing and memory clocks. Its timing circuits are integral to a variety of electronic applications, serving markets such as consumer electronics, computing, and communication. SpectraLinear’s products find use in devices including digital televisions, cameras, set-top boxes, printers, servers, and automotive systems. The company has a global presence with locations in Istanbul, Turkey; Bangalore, India; 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 an ad tech company specializing in designing and developing cloud-based solutions for digital publishers. Their platform enables publishers to optimize sales operations, manage advertising products and channels efficiently, and ultimately increase monetization while maintaining control over their media planning processes.

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 based in Berkeley, California, specializing in integrated wireless traffic data systems and traffic management solutions. Founded in 2003, the company provides a range of products including FlexMag sensors for vehicle detection, MicroRadar sensors for bicycle detection, and systems for collecting data from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled devices. Sensys Networks also offers various solutions for managing wireless sensor networks, such as FlexControl and Access Point Controller Cards. Their software products, including SNAPS for statistical processing and VIMS Analyzer for vehicle identification, support remote monitoring and lifecycle management. With a focus on adaptive control, parking detection, and traffic data collection, Sensys Networks serves over 150 customers across 40 U.S. states and 10 countries, delivering cost-effective and scalable solutions that enhance urban mobility and traffic management. As of June 2019, Sensys Networks operates as a subsidiary of TagMaster AB.

ONStor is a storage technology company that develops NAS and SAN gateway platforms and storage gateway products to consolidate, manage, and scale storage resources across multi-vendor environments. Its offerings enable file storage across heterogeneous SAN infrastructures, provide data backup and load balancing, and support scalable storage access for enterprise applications. The company focuses on helping customers simplify storage, networking, and computing decisions by delivering gateway solutions that connect various storage systems and streamline data management.

Next New Networks is a pioneer in creating internet-based micro television networks tailored for niche communities. Launched in 2007, the company combines traditional television elements with interactive internet functionalities, allowing viewers to engage, contribute, and share content. As a leading provider of original, episodic series programming for the internet, Next New Networks has amassed over 1 billion views and more than 2 million subscribers. The company features popular and award-winning video networks, including Barely Political, Channel Frederator, Hungry Nation, Fast Lane Daily, Indy Mogul, ThreadBanger, and Barely Digital. Each of these networks showcases a diverse range of content, from political satire to animation, food, automotive news, filmmaking, fashion, and lifestyle programming, thereby redefining the landscape of digital entertainment and supporting the next generation of content creators.

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. is an online news aggregation platform based in Lansdowne, Virginia, founded in 2007. The company provides a service designed to facilitate news sharing and distribution for journalists and publishers. Its flagship offerings include the Publish2 News Exchange, which allows newspapers to create customized newswires by integrating both free and paid news sources, and the Publish2 Link Newswire, which utilizes the editorial insights of journalists to curate engaging content for multichannel distribution. The platform aims to streamline the process of news aggregation, enhancing the ability of print and web publishers to access and share relevant information efficiently.

Radar Networks is a company that develops semantic web applications, most notably through its product, Twine. Twine serves as a semi-intelligent online bookmarking service designed to help users collect, share, and discover a wide array of online content, including articles, videos, photos, and products. The application employs an auto-tagging engine that organizes information automatically, enabling users to track their interests and engage with related communities. With a focus on enhancing user experience through intelligent information management, Twine represents a significant advancement in personal web assistance. The company is backed by notable investors, including Leapfrog Ventures and Vulcan Capital.

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 is a financial organization that specializes in venture capital investments. Recently, it has merged with Fuse Capital, enhancing its capacity to support innovative startups and growth-stage companies. The merger aims to combine resources and expertise to better identify and invest in promising ventures across various sectors. By leveraging a collaborative approach, ComVentures seeks to foster entrepreneurship and drive economic growth through strategic partnerships and investments.

Ambric is a developer and manufacturer of software-programmable interface circuits that utilize a massively parallel processor array architecture. The company specializes in high-performance applications, particularly in media processing and medical imaging. Ambric's first generation chip architecture, known as the Am2045, integrates 336 processors on a single chip, providing a competitive alternative to large FPGAs, DSPs, and Intel x86 processors commonly used in embedded markets. The company's innovative parallel processor solution includes a structured object programming model, which facilitates effective programming for developers managing a large number of cores. Ambric has strategically targeted various sectors, including video compression, medical imaging, wireless base stations, and military applications.

ONStor is a storage technology company that develops NAS and SAN gateway platforms and storage gateway products to consolidate, manage, and scale storage resources across multi-vendor environments. Its offerings enable file storage across heterogeneous SAN infrastructures, provide data backup and load balancing, and support scalable storage access for enterprise applications. The company focuses on helping customers simplify storage, networking, and computing decisions by delivering gateway solutions that connect various storage systems and streamline data management.

SpectraLinear, Inc. is a fabless mixed signal integrated circuits company that specializes in the design, development, manufacturing, 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, electromagnetic interference reduction clocks, zero delay buffers, and various types of computing and memory clocks. Its timing circuits are integral to a variety of electronic applications, serving markets such as consumer electronics, computing, and communication. SpectraLinear’s products find use in devices including digital televisions, cameras, set-top boxes, printers, servers, and automotive systems. The company has a global presence with locations in Istanbul, Turkey; Bangalore, India; 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. is a technology company specializing in network routing and security solutions, providing both software and hardware appliances. Its offerings include an enterprise-class software solution for network routing, security, and traffic management, which can be deployed on Intel and AMD hardware and within various virtual environments, such as VMware, Xen, and Hyper-V. The company also supplies pre-integrated hardware appliances that enhance network performance by combining its software with x86-based platforms. Additionally, Vyatta offers a range of services, including documentation, training, technical support, network architecture design, and migration planning. Its diverse clientele spans across service providers, government agencies, and educational institutions, and the company distributes its products through a network of partners and online channels in multiple regions, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Belmont, California, Vyatta has established strategic partnerships with notable companies such as IBM and VMware.

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 is a technology company specializing in providing free software solutions that facilitate the broadcasting, discovery, and sharing of digital images. Their platform enables both individuals and businesses to manage and distribute their visual content efficiently. FilmLoop's Direct-to-Desktop (D2D) photo broadcasting network allows users to share digital images directly from their desktops, streamlining the process of image distribution and collaboration.

Fultec Semiconductor is a circuit protection semiconductor company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2001. It specializes in producing transient blocking devices designed to safeguard telecommunication and data communication systems from over-voltage and over-current conditions. The company's products provide extensive bandwidth circuit protection against various electrical threats, including lightning strikes, power induction, power cross, and short circuit events. Fultec's offerings find applications across multiple sectors such as telecommunications, data communications, sensors, automotive, and power distribution. As of 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 Technologies, Inc. specializes in deep packet processing (DPP) solutions designed to enhance network security and traffic management for large network operators. The company's platforms, such as the CloudShield CS-4000 and CS-2000, enable intelligent inspection and manipulation of network traffic at high speeds, allowing for the detection and mitigation of cyber threats, including advanced malware and denial-of-service attacks. CloudShield's technology supports various security applications and services, facilitating effective content inspection without introducing latency. Additionally, the company offers a suite of cyber security tools, including a DNS firewall and a traffic monitoring solution for IPv6, as well as cyber security training and application development services. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, CloudShield Technologies serves a diverse clientele, including major carriers and government agencies across North America, Europe, and Asia. It has operated as a subsidiary of Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, LLC since February 2015.

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 optical technologies within the communications sector. The company develops silicon photonic circuits that combine optical and optoelectronic functionalities, offering application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) tailored for various uses, including data center interconnects, computing, and telecommunications. Additionally, Kotura provides custom chip design, fabrication, and packaging services to meet the specific needs of its clients.

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 providing networking solutions tailored for various industries, including finance, retail, manufacturing, and health care. The company focuses on extending computer networks to branch offices, enabling seamless connectivity and operational efficiency. In May 2007, NetDevices was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent, further enhancing its capabilities and market reach.

PacketHop specializes in intelligent wireless video networks and mobile-mesh communication systems, focusing on enhancing broadband deployment for video surveillance. The company leverages advanced wireless multimedia technology to improve access to surveillance video feeds for public safety and private security agencies, facilitating effective incident management and resolution. PacketHop holds over 20 issued patents and pending applications that underpin its innovative technology, ensuring high quality of service and performance for wireless video 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 focuses on delivering broadband Ethernet solutions over existing copper infrastructure. This enables service providers to offer metro Ethernet services and supports high-bandwidth mobile wireless and DSLAM backhaul transport. Hatteras Networks aims to enhance connectivity options for business locations, thereby improving access to advanced network services.

ONStor is a storage technology company that develops NAS and SAN gateway platforms and storage gateway products to consolidate, manage, and scale storage resources across multi-vendor environments. Its offerings enable file storage across heterogeneous SAN infrastructures, provide data backup and load balancing, and support scalable storage access for enterprise applications. The company focuses on helping customers simplify storage, networking, and computing decisions by delivering gateway solutions that connect various storage systems and streamline data management.

Azul Systems, Inc., established in 2002 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in designing and developing Java runtime solutions. The company offers two primary products: Zing, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) optimized for enterprise applications requiring low latency, high transaction rates, and consistent response times; and Zulu, a family of certified, open-source builds of OpenJDK with flexible commercial support options, catering to various enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT deployments. Azul serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 enterprises across industries such as capital markets, digital advertising, and telecom, selling its products in the United States and EMEA countries. Additionally, Azul provides open-source tools for latency reporting, application profiling, and Java environment analysis.

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 rugged, ultra-compact, field-enabled optical systems designed for the immediate identification and authentication of liquid and solid chemical substances. The company provides handheld Raman spectrometers that are particularly suited for raw material identification and finished product authentication in the pharmaceutical and consumer health sectors. Its technology is utilized across various industries, including homeland security, life sciences, industrial applications, and medical devices, focusing on chemical and explosives identification, material verification, and anti-counterfeiting efforts. Manufactured in the USA within an ISO 9001-certified facility, Ahura Scientific's products are recognized for their exceptional portability and high performance.

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.