Nexite develops a platform that provides item tracking, inventory transparency and business intelligence from manufacturing to the customer's home. Its miniature NanoBT batteryless tag can be read by any smartphone, costs a fraction of the cost of similar tags, and is small enough to embed into the item. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nexite develops a platform that provides item tracking, inventory transparency and business intelligence from manufacturing to the customer's home. Its miniature NanoBT batteryless tag can be read by any smartphone, costs a fraction of the cost of similar tags, and is small enough to embed into the item. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
LISNR® powers transactions across the customer journey globally with the most advanced Ultrasonic Data Platform. Today, companies like Jaguar Land Rover, Ticketmaster, and Visa use this solution to create secure & frictionless moments for consumers around the world. Founded in 2012, LISNR is located in Oakland, CA and Cincinnati, OH. Major investors include Intel, Jump Capital, Mercury Fund, R/GA, and Synchrony Financial.
North builds a technology that is human-centric and believes that people and technology go hand in hand. The company thus is building technologies discreetly built into fundamental parts of our lives that already exist. With over 400 people spanning four offices across North America, it is a crew of futurists, engineers, and designers and is always looking to add more innovators to the team.
VenueNext, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in creating venue-specific, context-aware applications designed to enhance the experience of event-goers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VenueNext provides a mobile-centric platform that offers insights into guest behavior and enables venue operators to manage high-volume demand effectively. Its products include VenueNext Canopy, which allows operators to sell unused parking spots and send custom news updates to fans during events, as well as a data and analytics dashboard for real-time insights. VenueNext serves a diverse range of venues, including sports stadiums, concert amphitheaters, theme parks, hotels, and conference facilities, both domestically and internationally. The company leverages a skilled team with experience from major tech companies to deliver innovative solutions that improve operational efficiency and customer loyalty.
Sigfox is a leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), specializing in low-power wide-area networking services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Labège, France, the company has developed a global network designed to connect billions of devices to the Internet while minimizing energy consumption and complexity. By addressing key barriers to IoT adoption—cost, energy use, and scalability—Sigfox supports various industries, including supply chain and logistics, manufacturing, utilities, insurance, and agriculture. Its cloud-based platform simplifies device-to-cloud communications, allowing clients to benefit from efficient connectivity solutions. As of now, Sigfox's network spans 26 countries, with plans for expansion to 60 countries, serving a population of approximately 397 million people and fostering a growing ecosystem of partners and innovations in the IoT space.
North builds a technology that is human-centric and believes that people and technology go hand in hand. The company thus is building technologies discreetly built into fundamental parts of our lives that already exist. With over 400 people spanning four offices across North America, it is a crew of futurists, engineers, and designers and is always looking to add more innovators to the team.
LISNR® powers transactions across the customer journey globally with the most advanced Ultrasonic Data Platform. Today, companies like Jaguar Land Rover, Ticketmaster, and Visa use this solution to create secure & frictionless moments for consumers around the world. Founded in 2012, LISNR is located in Oakland, CA and Cincinnati, OH. Major investors include Intel, Jump Capital, Mercury Fund, R/GA, and Synchrony Financial.
Nuovo Film Inc is a nanotechnology company focuses on developing next-generation core materials for the renewable energy and display industries. It also manufactures and markets transparent conductive electrode materials and solutions for the renewable energy and display industries. Its products are used for touch screen, thin-film solar, functional film/conductive ink, LED lighting, flexible display (e-paper), and LCD display applications. Their mission is to provide cutting-edge technology and high-performance products to global companies to improve their value chains. The company is integrating its printed touch sensors based on proprietary Crystode film into Intel-architecture (IA) mobile and computing devices to bring value to both end-users and OEM customers. Nuova Film was founded in 2012 and is based in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China and has an office in Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Qnovo is a company focused on advancing lithium-ion battery technology through its innovative battery management software and predictive analytics. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Milpitas, California, Qnovo aims to enhance the performance and safety of electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and consumer devices. The company has developed a unique approach to battery charging that involves real-time measurement of battery health, allowing for faster charging and extended battery lifespan. With a portfolio of over 50 patents, Qnovo collaborates with leading automotive manufacturers and has its technology integrated into over 150 million smartphones globally. Its investors include prominent firms in the technology and climate sectors.
NextInput markets a set of proprietary touch technologies that solve key pains in the $20 billion market for touch technology. NextInput's ForceTouch technology is useful for a variety of electronic device interface applications, including touchscreens for next-generation smartphones and tablet PCs. NextInput was formed by a team of engineers and business professionals from Georgia Tech to commercialize a force-sensitive touch technology developed by COO Ian Campbell. Following a seed funding round in mid-2012, the company has brought successful products to market incorporating the technology and has developed market-ready touch surface demonstration kits.
Sigfox is a leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), specializing in low-power wide-area networking services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Labège, France, the company has developed a global network designed to connect billions of devices to the Internet while minimizing energy consumption and complexity. By addressing key barriers to IoT adoption—cost, energy use, and scalability—Sigfox supports various industries, including supply chain and logistics, manufacturing, utilities, insurance, and agriculture. Its cloud-based platform simplifies device-to-cloud communications, allowing clients to benefit from efficient connectivity solutions. As of now, Sigfox's network spans 26 countries, with plans for expansion to 60 countries, serving a population of approximately 397 million people and fostering a growing ecosystem of partners and innovations in the IoT space.
Fibocom Wireless Inc. is a prominent Chinese provider of wireless communication modules and solutions, specializing in the Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile internet technologies. The company independently designs and manufactures a range of products, including LTE, NB-IoT, HSPA, and GSM/GPRS modules, as well as GPS and OBD modules. These products enable secure communication for various applications, such as automotive systems, tracking and tracing, industrial mobile computing, smart grid technologies, and healthcare solutions. Fibocom also offers services for wireless payment, car networking, and security monitoring. To enhance its global presence, the company collaborates with local technical partners to provide timely support and address customer needs effectively. With a focus on innovation and quality, Fibocom serves a diverse array of vertical markets, positioning itself as a key partner for equipment manufacturers, integrators, mobile network operators, and end-users around the world.
Newlans has developed the highest Q (Quality Factor) Programmable SOI (Silicon-on-Insulator) capacitor and components for integration into Tunable RFFE (Radio Frequency Front End) solutions. The proliferation of worldwide 4G LTE Bands and the increased deployment of Carrier Aggregation (CA) is forcing Smartphone OEM’s and RFFE Module suppliers to adopt Tunable solutions as a way to break the rigidity of today’s Smartphone RF front-ends while reducing cost, size and optimizing performance. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts.
Sigfox is a leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), specializing in low-power wide-area networking services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Labège, France, the company has developed a global network designed to connect billions of devices to the Internet while minimizing energy consumption and complexity. By addressing key barriers to IoT adoption—cost, energy use, and scalability—Sigfox supports various industries, including supply chain and logistics, manufacturing, utilities, insurance, and agriculture. Its cloud-based platform simplifies device-to-cloud communications, allowing clients to benefit from efficient connectivity solutions. As of now, Sigfox's network spans 26 countries, with plans for expansion to 60 countries, serving a population of approximately 397 million people and fostering a growing ecosystem of partners and innovations in the IoT space.
North builds a technology that is human-centric and believes that people and technology go hand in hand. The company thus is building technologies discreetly built into fundamental parts of our lives that already exist. With over 400 people spanning four offices across North America, it is a crew of futurists, engineers, and designers and is always looking to add more innovators to the team.
Netronome is a company based in Santa Clara, CA, that specializes in networking software aimed at enhancing flow processing in networking and communications devices. Its solutions focus on improving the efficiency of modern data center infrastructures, enabling customers to reduce total cost of ownership and achieve higher revenue per server. As the industry shifts towards 10GbE and higher bandwidth networks, Netronome addresses the scaling and efficiency challenges that arise from such advancements. The company's software effectively offloads data path processing for virtual switches and routers, combining the flexibility of software with the performance of hardware. This approach allows organizations to realize the efficiencies associated with mega-scale data centers while utilizing standard server and networking infrastructure.
Fortumo is a digital enabling platform for app stores and digital service providers for user, acquisition, monetization and retention. The company connects service providers with more than 350 mobile operators across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Service providers use Fortumo’s platform to manage the end-to-end customer lifecycle of mobile users on these networks through the company’s bundling, carrier billing and messaging solutions. Fortumo’s platform is used by thousands of leading digital merchants including Google, Spotify and Electronic Arts. Founded in 2007, Fortumo has offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Delhi, Singapore, Estonia and Hanoi. For more information, please visit https://fortumo.com.
Founded in 2000 and based in San Jose, California, Validity Sensors specializes in Natural ID™ authentication technology, focusing on fingerprint sensor solutions. The company is recognized as a leader in this field, offering high-performance and secure solutions that are also cost-effective and adaptable in design. Validity's products are particularly suited for the increasing demand in mobile payment systems and cloud-based services, addressing the inadequacies of traditional passwords and PINs, which can be easily compromised or difficult for users to remember. By utilizing unique human characteristics such as fingerprints, Validity's Natural ID technology enhances usability while maintaining robust security. In addition to fingerprint authentication, the company also provides identity verification, centralized management for corporate network security, and secure wireless transactions, contributing to the protection of sensitive data and physical access control.
NewAer (formerly NeuAer) brings the Android and iPhone awareness through their open proximity platform. The mission is to make your smartphone truly smart. NewAer has developed a lightweight mobile software client that runs on your smartphone, and a robust back end server that can execute complex rule sets. These rules are created by developers or end-users of any mobile application and are based upon your physical interactions with the environment. They have launched a simple application ToothTag to provide some inspiration to the power of the platform. Ultimately, the aim is for other develops to use their framework in their own applications. The developer focused SDK ProxPlatform is a core client and server side technology that lets mobile application developers on Android and iPhone/iPad devices add presence events within third party applications. The SDK runs on Android, iOS and Windows operating systems. Winner of Best Technology for the inaugural Launch event in San Francisco, February 2011. Funded by Intel Capital and Deutsche Telekom T-Venture in fall of 2012. Amount undisclosed.
Sigfox is a leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), specializing in low-power wide-area networking services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Labège, France, the company has developed a global network designed to connect billions of devices to the Internet while minimizing energy consumption and complexity. By addressing key barriers to IoT adoption—cost, energy use, and scalability—Sigfox supports various industries, including supply chain and logistics, manufacturing, utilities, insurance, and agriculture. Its cloud-based platform simplifies device-to-cloud communications, allowing clients to benefit from efficient connectivity solutions. As of now, Sigfox's network spans 26 countries, with plans for expansion to 60 countries, serving a population of approximately 397 million people and fostering a growing ecosystem of partners and innovations in the IoT space.
Impinj is a provider of RAIN RFID solutions that deliver Item Intelligence to retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare, food and beverage, and many other industries. We enable the Internet of Things to identify, locate and authenticate billions of items, and our Item Intelligence platform comprises the most comprehensive and widely adopted RAIN RFID product portfolio in the world. For more information about Impinj, visit www.impinj.com.
mFoundry is a leading provider of mobile banking solutions in the United States, serving over 800 banks and credit unions. The company's award-winning mBanking platform is recognized as a top software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution in the financial services sector, enabling rapid deployment of mobile banking applications. mFoundry has established a robust partner network that includes prominent organizations such as FIS, PayPal, and NCR, enhancing its implementation capabilities and service offerings. In addition to its mobile banking services, mFoundry has made significant contributions to mobile payments, exemplified by its role in the Starbucks Card Mobile program, which is regarded as a highly successful mobile payment initiative. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Larkspur, California, with an additional office in San Francisco, mFoundry continues to innovate in mobile financial services, helping institutions and merchants foster deeper customer relationships through mobile technology.
Nordic Edge is a software provider specializing in Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions that help organizations secure and manage their digital identities. Established in 2001 in Sweden, the company offers a range of services, including two-factor authentication, role-based delegated user administration, and synchronization and provisioning, tailored to improve business processes and ensure regulatory compliance. Nordic Edge's products are available as software-as-a-service (SaaS) or can be deployed as standalone solutions, catering to diverse customer needs. With a presence in over 25 countries, Nordic Edge focuses on delivering platform-independent security and identity management solutions for both local networks and cloud computing environments.
Taifatech is a fabless semiconductor company, designs and develops controllers that connect devices to each other or to the network.
OpenFeint is a social platform for mobile games that allows social networking features to be integrated into the game's functionality.
Financial Information Network & Operations Pvt. Ltd. provides technology and operational solutions to financial institutions. It designs and implements technology solutions, such as systems, services, and networks. The company offers Tijori, a biometric smart card based no frills saving account product designed for the banks/ micro finance institutions (MFIs) in the microfinance space; Saral, a loan management system; Parichay, which provides a foolproof and an easy-to-use means to establish an individual's identity; Sayana-Ravi, a credit scoring solution for banks and MFIs; Plus, an deposit management solution, which combines reach, services, delivery channel, and processing platform; and MITRA that covers operational tasks and mobile commerce transactions. It also provides business correspondent and banking ASP services. The company serves banking, micro finance, insurance, and government enterprises, as well as consultants. Financial Information Network & Operations Pvt., Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is based in Mumbai, India.
Phoenix New Media Limited is a Chinese media company that delivers premium content through an integrated platform encompassing internet, mobile, and television channels. It operates primarily in two segments: Net Advertising Services and Paid Services. The company provides diverse content via its main website, ifeng.com, and other channels, including video and mobile platforms, offering approximately 40 interest-based verticals such as news, finance, entertainment, and sports. Additionally, it features interactive services like comments and user surveys, along with applications for news, video, and games. The company sources both professional and user-generated content, allowing for a rich media experience across various formats. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Beijing, Phoenix New Media is a subsidiary of Phoenix Satellite Television (B.V.I) Holding Limited, with a significant portion of its revenue derived from net advertising services in China.
Wisair is a fabless semiconductor company providing single-chip based Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB solutions for personal computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices.
Nanochip, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company. It develops microelectro-mechanical systems with silicon data storage chips. The company's products are used in consumer electronics products, such as digital cameras, cell phones, and PDAs, as well as laptop computers and servers. It shut its doors in May 2009 and was seeing buyers for its intellectual property at the time.
RF Code is a leading provider of active IT asset management and environmental monitoring solutions as well as a leader in providing technology used by third parties to enhance their solutions. The company's unique active RFID-based solutions provide IT professionals with a more efficient, cost-effective approach to managing IT assets and keeping technology environments in an optimal state. RF Code's fully automated, wire-free solutions significantly reduce costs, eliminate manual labor, and deliver an immediate return on investment.
Financial Information Network & Operations Pvt. Ltd. provides technology and operational solutions to financial institutions. It designs and implements technology solutions, such as systems, services, and networks. The company offers Tijori, a biometric smart card based no frills saving account product designed for the banks/ micro finance institutions (MFIs) in the microfinance space; Saral, a loan management system; Parichay, which provides a foolproof and an easy-to-use means to establish an individual's identity; Sayana-Ravi, a credit scoring solution for banks and MFIs; Plus, an deposit management solution, which combines reach, services, delivery channel, and processing platform; and MITRA that covers operational tasks and mobile commerce transactions. It also provides business correspondent and banking ASP services. The company serves banking, micro finance, insurance, and government enterprises, as well as consultants. Financial Information Network & Operations Pvt., Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is based in Mumbai, India.
Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company, designs and develops CMOS RF HEDGE transceivers for wireless communications market. The company offers monolithic multi-mode wireless design and digital direct conversion products; Harmony-direct upconversion transmitters; and NEXUS products, NexusRD. Its NEXUS platform combines HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS, and GSM with available on-chip receive diversity to deliver transceivers for multi-mode and multi-band wireless applications. The company has locations in Waterloo, Canada; Richardson, Texas; and Seoul, Korea. Sirific Wireless Limited was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas with additional offices in the United States, Canada, and Korea.
Nanochip, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company. It develops microelectro-mechanical systems with silicon data storage chips. The company's products are used in consumer electronics products, such as digital cameras, cell phones, and PDAs, as well as laptop computers and servers. It shut its doors in May 2009 and was seeing buyers for its intellectual property at the time.
Wisair is a fabless semiconductor company providing single-chip based Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB solutions for personal computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices.
RF Code is a leading provider of active IT asset management and environmental monitoring solutions as well as a leader in providing technology used by third parties to enhance their solutions. The company's unique active RFID-based solutions provide IT professionals with a more efficient, cost-effective approach to managing IT assets and keeping technology environments in an optimal state. RF Code's fully automated, wire-free solutions significantly reduce costs, eliminate manual labor, and deliver an immediate return on investment.
Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company, designs and develops CMOS RF HEDGE transceivers for wireless communications market. The company offers monolithic multi-mode wireless design and digital direct conversion products; Harmony-direct upconversion transmitters; and NEXUS products, NexusRD. Its NEXUS platform combines HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS, and GSM with available on-chip receive diversity to deliver transceivers for multi-mode and multi-band wireless applications. The company has locations in Waterloo, Canada; Richardson, Texas; and Seoul, Korea. Sirific Wireless Limited was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas with additional offices in the United States, Canada, and Korea.
Fangtek Electronics is an integrated circuit design company specialized in the design, development, and marketing of analog and mixed signals. The company’s products are mainly used in the field of communications, computers, and consumer electronics. As a high value-added integrated circuit supplier, Fangtek Electronics has been devoted to developing innovative solutions for power management. Through the accumulation of power device techniques and professional technologies of mixed signal design, Fangtek Electronics provides high-performance and low-cost audio power amplifiers, LED drivers, power management devices, and other products, which are widely used in the fields of voice, light, and electricity.
NetOctave, Inc., The Network Security Processor Company, builds security processors and security accelerator add-in cards for the SSL, IPsec, and IP Storage markets. NetOctave employs innovative silicon architectures to deliver market-leading system-level performance for OEM manufacturers of network equipment. NetOctave’s security products deliver complete protocol offload at line rates, enabling high-speed performance for encrypted traffic.
NxtWave Communications Inc. focuses on the design and marketing of integrated circuits tailored for the telecommunications industry. The company's products are essential for various applications, including digital televisions, digital video recorders, personal computers, and cable modems. By providing high-performing, feature-rich, and cost-effective semiconductors, NxtWave enables manufacturers to enhance their broadband communication capabilities. Their commitment to error-free video and data communications positions them as a key player in the broadband sector.
Fast-Chip, Inc. provides component level solutions for network original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company markets, designs, and sells high performance network coprocessors. The company’s patented technologies include packet classification algorithms, database management and arithmetic memory design. Fast-Chip, Inc. founded in 1998 and is based in Los Altos, California.
NetOctave, Inc., The Network Security Processor Company, builds security processors and security accelerator add-in cards for the SSL, IPsec, and IP Storage markets. NetOctave employs innovative silicon architectures to deliver market-leading system-level performance for OEM manufacturers of network equipment. NetOctave’s security products deliver complete protocol offload at line rates, enabling high-speed performance for encrypted traffic.
NxtWave Communications Inc. focuses on the design and marketing of integrated circuits tailored for the telecommunications industry. The company's products are essential for various applications, including digital televisions, digital video recorders, personal computers, and cable modems. By providing high-performing, feature-rich, and cost-effective semiconductors, NxtWave enables manufacturers to enhance their broadband communication capabilities. Their commitment to error-free video and data communications positions them as a key player in the broadband sector.
Fantasma Networks was acquired by Pulse-Link, Inc. Fantasma develops and commercializes ultra-wideband technologies for wireless networking in homes, schools, and small offices. The company became an independent organization in January 2000, with the charter to combine ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission technology. Fantasma Networks is located in Mountain View, California and the company's professional affiliations include IEEE, CCIA and The 1394 Trade Association.
NxtWave Communications Inc. focuses on the design and marketing of integrated circuits tailored for the telecommunications industry. The company's products are essential for various applications, including digital televisions, digital video recorders, personal computers, and cable modems. By providing high-performing, feature-rich, and cost-effective semiconductors, NxtWave enables manufacturers to enhance their broadband communication capabilities. Their commitment to error-free video and data communications positions them as a key player in the broadband sector.