Worldview Technology Partners

Worldview Technology Partners is a venture capital firm established in 1996 and based in San Jose, California. The firm specializes in investing in technology-based companies across various sectors, including communications, semiconductors, internet and digital media, wireless, enterprise infrastructure, and software. With nearly $1.4 billion under management and a 15-year track record, Worldview has developed a strong reputation for successfully building and supporting U.S. technology companies. The firm leverages its extensive experience and insights from its partners, who have backgrounds as entrepreneurs, technology investors, and executives. Worldview's focused investment strategy has led to significant achievements, including 25 initial public offerings and numerous successful acquisitions, underscoring its commitment to fostering growth in the technology sector.

John Boyle

General Partner

137 past transactions

Bigstep

Seed Round in 2016
Bigstep.com is a cloud provider dedicated to making professional analytics solutions accessible to companies of all sizes. It enables businesses, large and small, to get started with a production-ready big data environment in just a few clicks, all in the Full Metal Cloud, purpose built for big data. Bigstep.com was founded in 2013 by Lucas Roh, serial entrepreneur, and founder of Hostway Corporation and Affinity Global. It is headquartered in London and operates infrastructure in the U.K. and Germany.

Zoove

Series E in 2013
Zoove provides mobile direct response solutions for mobile carriers and brands to deliver content to people. Enabled across all major U.S. carriers, its StarStar platform empowers marketers to leverage media, mobile, and marketing through a single platform, in order to create any offline-to-online brand experience they desire. StarStar drives millions of calls every year for the world's top brands including CBS, Dunkin' Donuts, Ford, Hyatt, NFL and Verizon Wireless.

Visage Mobile

Series C in 2012
A wireless expense management and telecom expense management firm specializing in reducing communications costs using proprietary software and expert analysts. Visage Mobile handles everything from bill analysis across multiple carriers, to fully managed wireless and wireline services.

Stretch

Series C in 2012
Stretch, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and supplies software configurable processors and development tools for compute-intensive applications. Its products include channel DVR add-in cards; channel capture cards; and DVR capture cards that provide video and audio capture, real-time display, and hardware compression features for DVR designers. The company also offers Stretch IDE, which provides an intuitive development flow, and focuses on programming and system configuration, as well as integrates compiler, debugger, assembler, profiler, linker, and editor tools under an intuitive graphical interface; Stretch reference design kits that are designed for the customers to evaluate a reference design and start the preliminary design of their own products; and Intelligent Encoder software development kit, a video processing and compression solution, which is optimized for the Stretch family of software configurable processors. Its products are used in security and surveillance, broadcast video, wireless communication, and industrial imaging applications. Stretch, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Krefeld, Germany.

Zoove

Series D in 2011
Zoove provides mobile direct response solutions for mobile carriers and brands to deliver content to people. Enabled across all major U.S. carriers, its StarStar platform empowers marketers to leverage media, mobile, and marketing through a single platform, in order to create any offline-to-online brand experience they desire. StarStar drives millions of calls every year for the world's top brands including CBS, Dunkin' Donuts, Ford, Hyatt, NFL and Verizon Wireless.
ChoozOn does business as Blue Kangaroo. Blue Kangaroo is a search engine for offers, scouring the entire deal universe for the best offers matching the individual interests of its users. Through Web and mobile applications built on big data solutions, Blue Kangaroo seeks to get its users the right offer at the right time. The company is founded by leading digital marketing and data experts Nick Weir, Usama Fayyad, and Hunter Madsen, who helped shape the strategy of Yahoo!, Audience Science (formerly digiMine), Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, NASA, Wired, J. Walter Thompson, and other companies.

Visage Mobile

Series B in 2010
A wireless expense management and telecom expense management firm specializing in reducing communications costs using proprietary software and expert analysts. Visage Mobile handles everything from bill analysis across multiple carriers, to fully managed wireless and wireline services.

Stretch

Series B in 2009
Stretch, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and supplies software configurable processors and development tools for compute-intensive applications. Its products include channel DVR add-in cards; channel capture cards; and DVR capture cards that provide video and audio capture, real-time display, and hardware compression features for DVR designers. The company also offers Stretch IDE, which provides an intuitive development flow, and focuses on programming and system configuration, as well as integrates compiler, debugger, assembler, profiler, linker, and editor tools under an intuitive graphical interface; Stretch reference design kits that are designed for the customers to evaluate a reference design and start the preliminary design of their own products; and Intelligent Encoder software development kit, a video processing and compression solution, which is optimized for the Stretch family of software configurable processors. Its products are used in security and surveillance, broadcast video, wireless communication, and industrial imaging applications. Stretch, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Krefeld, Germany.

QSecure

Series D in 2009
QSecure is the platform company whose SmartStripe™ electronic powered credit cards prevent the use of stolen card data without changing retail systems or card holder behavior. QSecure's patented, magnetic media chip and authentication solutions are designed to allow card issuers to deliver solutions to protect card data without requiring changes to the card processing environment. QSecure's initial solution is based on a proprietary chip that is embedded in the magnetic stripe and creates a unique number on the magnetic stripe each time the card is used. The unique number for each transaction is authenticated by the card issuer in real time using QSecure's patented authentication technology.

Delivery Agent

Series D in 2009
Delivery Agent is the market leader in turning audiences into revenue generating customers for the world’s largest brands and media companies. Delivery Agent’s proprietary technology allows audiences to engage with and transact directly from advertisements and television shows through web, mobile, and advanced television applications. Currently in market with leading broadcasters, advertisers, MVPDs and smart TV manufacturers, Delivery Agent brings scalability, organization and economic incentive to a disparate ecosystem that has traditionally lacked uniform technical standards and has been challenged by complex rights and revenue sharing issues. The company is deployed and maintains long term partnerships with NBC, FOX, CBS, HBO, Live Nation, Bravado, Tiger Woods, Pepsi, Visa, Comcast, and Samsung, among others. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com and @deliveryagent.

Zoove

Series C in 2009
Zoove provides mobile direct response solutions for mobile carriers and brands to deliver content to people. Enabled across all major U.S. carriers, its StarStar platform empowers marketers to leverage media, mobile, and marketing through a single platform, in order to create any offline-to-online brand experience they desire. StarStar drives millions of calls every year for the world's top brands including CBS, Dunkin' Donuts, Ford, Hyatt, NFL and Verizon Wireless.

Force10 Networks

Venture Round in 2009
Force10 Networks is a technology leader that provides the reliable infrastructure required to build and secure intelligent services networks. Force10’s products deliver the scalability, reliability and application awareness to cost-effectively deliver content from the enterprise or converged network to the mobile business user or consumer.

Ooma

Series D in 2009
Ooma (NYSE: OOMA) creates powerful connected experiences for businesses and consumers, delivered from its smart cloud-based SaaS platform. For businesses of all sizes, Ooma provides advanced voice and collaboration features that are flexible and scalable. For consumers, Ooma provides PureVoice HD voice quality, advanced functionality and integration with their mobile devices. Ooma’s groundbreaking home security solution delivers a full range of wireless security sensors and a smart video camera, putting consumers in charge of protecting their homes. Learn more at www.ooma.com.

LogLogic

Series D in 2009
LogLogic is the provider of industry's only scalable log and security intelligence platform for the enterprise and cloud. LogLogic, with over 1300 customers, provides solutions that allow customers to collect and analyze terabytes of big data generated by their IT assets and gives Security, IT Ops, and Compliance professionals actionable information at their finger tips to identify issues proactively and make insightful decisions, and also get compliant with various regulations. Currently, LogLogic customers are leveraging its solutions to manage over 1,000 Petabytes (or 1 Exabyte) of data.
Emergent Game Technologies, Inc. develops tools and technologies for interactive entertainment. The company focuses on titles, such as sports, racing, action/adventure, RPGs, massively multi-player, puzzle, strategy, first-person shooters, parlor games, and visual simulation and serious games. It offers Gamebryo, a cross-platform middleware solution, which enables game developers to build, test, and manage interactive games; and Gamebryo Casual Game Development Middleware for casual game titles. The company has strategic alliance with Acquire, Gamebase, and Winking; Autodesk, Inc., SOFTIMAGE|XSI, and Gamebryo. Emergent Game Technologies Inc. was formerly known as Butterfly.net, Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California, with additional offices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; London, the United Kingdom; Tokyo, Japan; China; and Korea.

Ooma

Series C in 2008
Ooma (NYSE: OOMA) creates powerful connected experiences for businesses and consumers, delivered from its smart cloud-based SaaS platform. For businesses of all sizes, Ooma provides advanced voice and collaboration features that are flexible and scalable. For consumers, Ooma provides PureVoice HD voice quality, advanced functionality and integration with their mobile devices. Ooma’s groundbreaking home security solution delivers a full range of wireless security sensors and a smart video camera, putting consumers in charge of protecting their homes. Learn more at www.ooma.com.

Fulcrum Microsystems

Series E in 2008
Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides interconnect devices for storage, computing and networking backplane, and interconnect applications in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include FocalPoint, which includes Ethernet switch/router chips; ControlPoint Software Suite that comprises Ethernet bridging, switching, and routing software modules; and PivotPoint SPI-4.2 Interconnect Chip that provides interconnection packet and protocol processing resources on a line card. It serves the original equipment manufacturers. Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., formerly known as Asynchronous Digital Design, was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California.

ONStor

Series F in 2008
ONStor Inc. provides Storage Area Network (SAN) file service solutions for storage area networks that consolidates, manages, and scales storage resources. The company’s products include SF4400 SAN Filer, a hardware and software solution for storing and managing files within a multiple-vendor SAN infrastructure. It also offers load balancing, storage consolidation, and data backup solutions. ONStor’s strategic partners include Hitachi Data Systems, 3PAR, IBM Corporation, VERITAS Software, and Brocade Communications Systems. It was formerly known as ClariStor Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Los Gatos, California. As of July 27, 2009, ONStor, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of LSI Corporation.

WaveMaker

Venture Round in 2008
Build applications fast and ship them frequently with the power of low-code development and containerized app delivery. WaveMaker Rapid for Low-code Development: A visual Application development platform to build web and mobile applications at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional application development. WaveMaker HyScale for Containerized App Delivery: A visual DevOps platform that fully automates app containerization and enables continuous delivery into any container runtime.

Stretch

Series B in 2008
Stretch, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and supplies software configurable processors and development tools for compute-intensive applications. Its products include channel DVR add-in cards; channel capture cards; and DVR capture cards that provide video and audio capture, real-time display, and hardware compression features for DVR designers. The company also offers Stretch IDE, which provides an intuitive development flow, and focuses on programming and system configuration, as well as integrates compiler, debugger, assembler, profiler, linker, and editor tools under an intuitive graphical interface; Stretch reference design kits that are designed for the customers to evaluate a reference design and start the preliminary design of their own products; and Intelligent Encoder software development kit, a video processing and compression solution, which is optimized for the Stretch family of software configurable processors. Its products are used in security and surveillance, broadcast video, wireless communication, and industrial imaging applications. Stretch, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Krefeld, Germany.

Zoove

Series B in 2008
Zoove provides mobile direct response solutions for mobile carriers and brands to deliver content to people. Enabled across all major U.S. carriers, its StarStar platform empowers marketers to leverage media, mobile, and marketing through a single platform, in order to create any offline-to-online brand experience they desire. StarStar drives millions of calls every year for the world's top brands including CBS, Dunkin' Donuts, Ford, Hyatt, NFL and Verizon Wireless.

LogLogic

Series D in 2008
LogLogic is the provider of industry's only scalable log and security intelligence platform for the enterprise and cloud. LogLogic, with over 1300 customers, provides solutions that allow customers to collect and analyze terabytes of big data generated by their IT assets and gives Security, IT Ops, and Compliance professionals actionable information at their finger tips to identify issues proactively and make insightful decisions, and also get compliant with various regulations. Currently, LogLogic customers are leveraging its solutions to manage over 1,000 Petabytes (or 1 Exabyte) of data.

Luxim

Series D in 2008
LUXIM Corporation engages in designing, manufacturing, and supplying LIFI solid state plasma lighting productsThe company was founded in 2000 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

QSecure

Series C in 2007
QSecure is the platform company whose SmartStripe™ electronic powered credit cards prevent the use of stolen card data without changing retail systems or card holder behavior. QSecure's patented, magnetic media chip and authentication solutions are designed to allow card issuers to deliver solutions to protect card data without requiring changes to the card processing environment. QSecure's initial solution is based on a proprietary chip that is embedded in the magnetic stripe and creates a unique number on the magnetic stripe each time the card is used. The unique number for each transaction is authenticated by the card issuer in real time using QSecure's patented authentication technology.

Azul Systems

Series F in 2007
Azul Systems, the industry’s only company exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), builds fully supported, certified standards-compliant Java runtime solutions that bring the power of Java to the enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT. Zing is a JVM designed for a wide variety of enterprise Java applications and workloads that may require any combination of low latency, high transaction rates, large working memory, improved query performance and/or consistent response times. Zulu is Azul’s family of certified, freely available open source builds of OpenJDK with a variety of flexible commercial support options, available in configurations for ISVs, enterprises, and on-premise or Cloud deployments, as well as custom and embedded/IoT devices. For additional information, visit www.azul.com.

ONStor

Series E in 2007
ONStor Inc. provides Storage Area Network (SAN) file service solutions for storage area networks that consolidates, manages, and scales storage resources. The company’s products include SF4400 SAN Filer, a hardware and software solution for storing and managing files within a multiple-vendor SAN infrastructure. It also offers load balancing, storage consolidation, and data backup solutions. ONStor’s strategic partners include Hitachi Data Systems, 3PAR, IBM Corporation, VERITAS Software, and Brocade Communications Systems. It was formerly known as ClariStor Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Los Gatos, California. As of July 27, 2009, ONStor, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of LSI Corporation.

Miradia

Series C in 2007
Miradia designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) products. The company, through its technology, integrates MEMS structures directly on complementary metal-oxide semiconductors and wafer scale packaging. Miradia was formerly known as XHP Microsystems, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. As of April 7, 2009, Miradia, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Touch Micro-system Technology.
Emergent Game Technologies, Inc. develops tools and technologies for interactive entertainment. The company focuses on titles, such as sports, racing, action/adventure, RPGs, massively multi-player, puzzle, strategy, first-person shooters, parlor games, and visual simulation and serious games. It offers Gamebryo, a cross-platform middleware solution, which enables game developers to build, test, and manage interactive games; and Gamebryo Casual Game Development Middleware for casual game titles. The company has strategic alliance with Acquire, Gamebase, and Winking; Autodesk, Inc., SOFTIMAGE|XSI, and Gamebryo. Emergent Game Technologies Inc. was formerly known as Butterfly.net, Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California, with additional offices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; London, the United Kingdom; Tokyo, Japan; China; and Korea.

Stretch

Series B in 2007
Stretch, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and supplies software configurable processors and development tools for compute-intensive applications. Its products include channel DVR add-in cards; channel capture cards; and DVR capture cards that provide video and audio capture, real-time display, and hardware compression features for DVR designers. The company also offers Stretch IDE, which provides an intuitive development flow, and focuses on programming and system configuration, as well as integrates compiler, debugger, assembler, profiler, linker, and editor tools under an intuitive graphical interface; Stretch reference design kits that are designed for the customers to evaluate a reference design and start the preliminary design of their own products; and Intelligent Encoder software development kit, a video processing and compression solution, which is optimized for the Stretch family of software configurable processors. Its products are used in security and surveillance, broadcast video, wireless communication, and industrial imaging applications. Stretch, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Krefeld, Germany.

Delivery Agent

Series C in 2007
Delivery Agent is the market leader in turning audiences into revenue generating customers for the world’s largest brands and media companies. Delivery Agent’s proprietary technology allows audiences to engage with and transact directly from advertisements and television shows through web, mobile, and advanced television applications. Currently in market with leading broadcasters, advertisers, MVPDs and smart TV manufacturers, Delivery Agent brings scalability, organization and economic incentive to a disparate ecosystem that has traditionally lacked uniform technical standards and has been challenged by complex rights and revenue sharing issues. The company is deployed and maintains long term partnerships with NBC, FOX, CBS, HBO, Live Nation, Bravado, Tiger Woods, Pepsi, Visa, Comcast, and Samsung, among others. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com and @deliveryagent.

VoloMedia

Series B in 2007
VoloMedia is the leading provider of advertising and reporting solutions for downloadable media, extending the reach of video and audio from the PC to the portable device. Their patented products and technologies enable dynamic advertising insertion and rotation, targeting, measurement, reporting and campaign management within downloadable video and audio, such as podcasts. VoloMedia's products and services are utilized by some of the largest media companies to unlock the value of their downloadable media by enabling advertisers to accurately reach and measure high-value audiences.

Ooma

Series B in 2007
Ooma (NYSE: OOMA) creates powerful connected experiences for businesses and consumers, delivered from its smart cloud-based SaaS platform. For businesses of all sizes, Ooma provides advanced voice and collaboration features that are flexible and scalable. For consumers, Ooma provides PureVoice HD voice quality, advanced functionality and integration with their mobile devices. Ooma’s groundbreaking home security solution delivers a full range of wireless security sensors and a smart video camera, putting consumers in charge of protecting their homes. Learn more at www.ooma.com.

Reactrix

Series C in 2007
Reactrix is a technology-driven media company. Their technology was created to give consumers more control over their media experience. They launched in 2002 using their gesture-based technology for special events and trade shows. Today they run the Reactrix STEPscape:tm: Media Network in more than 186 malls and theatres. Reactrix' "A-list" advertisers span a diverse range of leading brands including Coca-Cola, Sony Pictures, Subway, Mars, Hilton Hotels, AT&T, Xbox, RIM, T-Mobile, Wachovia, Universal Studios, Visa, Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema and eBay among many others. They recently announced a strategic partnership with National CineMedia, the largest digital in-theatre network, expanding the STEPscape Media Network to AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest theatre operators in the U.S. They launched theirr newest media technology, WAVEscape:tm:, at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in a strategic alliance with Samsung. WAVEscape features Wii-like functionality in a digital signage solution. The first WAVEscape Media Network will launch in Hilton Hotels in late 2008. Additional WAVEscape Media Networks will be launching in 2009. Reactrix' STEPscape and WAVEscape products feature proprietary, patented interactive display technology and their global patents have priority dates back to 2001. Reactrix has also created the Reactrix Media Center:tm: — a digital signage management product that allows outside companies to operate secure out-of-home media networks efficiently and effectively. The Reactrix Media Center is a proven, scalable media and network management platform and offers the same "unplug and play" wireless solution that runs the STEPscape Media Network. Most recently, they launched the Reactrix Spectacular division to develop, create and produce one-of-a-kind, larger-than-life installations for clients featuring their projection and gesture-based technology. Innovation and engagement are the keys to Reactrix and the foundation of their effective advertising medium. But most importantly, they pride ourselves on a company culture that ensures an innovative and engaging environment for each and every employee.

PostPath

Series C in 2007
PostPath, Inc. develops email and collaboration servers for corporate messaging and collaboration environments. Its products include The PostPath Server, a Linux-based enterprise-email and collaboration server, which provide live and incremental backup and granular restore; PostPath WebMail, which provides AJAX browser-based access to email, calendar, contacts, and collaboration data; PostPath Web Configuration Tool, which provides GUI based and access-controlled administration; and PostPath Remote Office Extensions. The company was founded in 2003 as Apptran Software, Inc. and changed its name to PostPath, Inc. in 2006. PostPath, Inc. is headquartered in Mountain View, California. As of September 17, 2008, PostPath, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Force10 Networks

Series F in 2006
Force10 Networks is a technology leader that provides the reliable infrastructure required to build and secure intelligent services networks. Force10’s products deliver the scalability, reliability and application awareness to cost-effectively deliver content from the enterprise or converged network to the mobile business user or consumer.

Ooma

Series B in 2006
Ooma (NYSE: OOMA) creates powerful connected experiences for businesses and consumers, delivered from its smart cloud-based SaaS platform. For businesses of all sizes, Ooma provides advanced voice and collaboration features that are flexible and scalable. For consumers, Ooma provides PureVoice HD voice quality, advanced functionality and integration with their mobile devices. Ooma’s groundbreaking home security solution delivers a full range of wireless security sensors and a smart video camera, putting consumers in charge of protecting their homes. Learn more at www.ooma.com.

QSecure

Series B in 2006
QSecure is the platform company whose SmartStripe™ electronic powered credit cards prevent the use of stolen card data without changing retail systems or card holder behavior. QSecure's patented, magnetic media chip and authentication solutions are designed to allow card issuers to deliver solutions to protect card data without requiring changes to the card processing environment. QSecure's initial solution is based on a proprietary chip that is embedded in the magnetic stripe and creates a unique number on the magnetic stripe each time the card is used. The unique number for each transaction is authenticated by the card issuer in real time using QSecure's patented authentication technology.

Miradia

Series C in 2006
Miradia designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) products. The company, through its technology, integrates MEMS structures directly on complementary metal-oxide semiconductors and wafer scale packaging. Miradia was formerly known as XHP Microsystems, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. As of April 7, 2009, Miradia, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Touch Micro-system Technology.

Aeluros

Series C in 2006
Aeluros was founded in June 2001, and as of October 2007 operates as the Physical Layer Products Group of Netlogic Microsystem's . Aeluros™ focus is on developing a portfolio of high speed PHY/SerDes products that leads the industry in price/performance. Aeluros' design expertise has resulted in the development of 10GbE PHY devices with the industry's lowest power consumption and SONET-caliber jitter performance in generic, high volume CMOS technology.

Stretch

Series A in 2006
Stretch, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and supplies software configurable processors and development tools for compute-intensive applications. Its products include channel DVR add-in cards; channel capture cards; and DVR capture cards that provide video and audio capture, real-time display, and hardware compression features for DVR designers. The company also offers Stretch IDE, which provides an intuitive development flow, and focuses on programming and system configuration, as well as integrates compiler, debugger, assembler, profiler, linker, and editor tools under an intuitive graphical interface; Stretch reference design kits that are designed for the customers to evaluate a reference design and start the preliminary design of their own products; and Intelligent Encoder software development kit, a video processing and compression solution, which is optimized for the Stretch family of software configurable processors. Its products are used in security and surveillance, broadcast video, wireless communication, and industrial imaging applications. Stretch, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Krefeld, Germany.

Zoove

Series A in 2006
Zoove provides mobile direct response solutions for mobile carriers and brands to deliver content to people. Enabled across all major U.S. carriers, its StarStar platform empowers marketers to leverage media, mobile, and marketing through a single platform, in order to create any offline-to-online brand experience they desire. StarStar drives millions of calls every year for the world's top brands including CBS, Dunkin' Donuts, Ford, Hyatt, NFL and Verizon Wireless.

Avvenu

Venture Round in 2006
Avvenu provides remote access and sharing services. It offers Access ‘n Share, an Internet service that allows users to access and share photos, music, and files stored in their home or office computers from mobiles phones and Internet-connected computers; and Avvenu Music service, which enables users to browse, listen, and share the iTunes music library stored in their Windows XP or Windows Vista PCs. The company provides its services in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution technology. It serves professionals and consumers, including students, parents, retirees, small business owners, photo and music enthusiasts, and business executives. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Palo Alto, California. As of December 5, 2007, Avvenu, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Nokia Corporation.

Delivery Agent

Series B in 2006
Delivery Agent is the market leader in turning audiences into revenue generating customers for the world’s largest brands and media companies. Delivery Agent’s proprietary technology allows audiences to engage with and transact directly from advertisements and television shows through web, mobile, and advanced television applications. Currently in market with leading broadcasters, advertisers, MVPDs and smart TV manufacturers, Delivery Agent brings scalability, organization and economic incentive to a disparate ecosystem that has traditionally lacked uniform technical standards and has been challenged by complex rights and revenue sharing issues. The company is deployed and maintains long term partnerships with NBC, FOX, CBS, HBO, Live Nation, Bravado, Tiger Woods, Pepsi, Visa, Comcast, and Samsung, among others. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com and @deliveryagent.

Azul Systems

Series E in 2006
Azul Systems, the industry’s only company exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), builds fully supported, certified standards-compliant Java runtime solutions that bring the power of Java to the enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT. Zing is a JVM designed for a wide variety of enterprise Java applications and workloads that may require any combination of low latency, high transaction rates, large working memory, improved query performance and/or consistent response times. Zulu is Azul’s family of certified, freely available open source builds of OpenJDK with a variety of flexible commercial support options, available in configurations for ISVs, enterprises, and on-premise or Cloud deployments, as well as custom and embedded/IoT devices. For additional information, visit www.azul.com.

Movaz Networks

Venture Round in 2006
Movaz Networks manufactures broadband optical transport systems. The company provides wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment; and a portfolio of WDM transport and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions that incorporate advanced optical transport, distributed photonic switching, generalized multi-protocol lambda switching protocols, and standards based network management. Movaz Networks offers its products through direct sales, a private label partnership, and value added resellers to telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational organizations, and government agencies. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia.

Avvenu

Series B in 2006
Avvenu provides remote access and sharing services. It offers Access ‘n Share, an Internet service that allows users to access and share photos, music, and files stored in their home or office computers from mobiles phones and Internet-connected computers; and Avvenu Music service, which enables users to browse, listen, and share the iTunes music library stored in their Windows XP or Windows Vista PCs. The company provides its services in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution technology. It serves professionals and consumers, including students, parents, retirees, small business owners, photo and music enthusiasts, and business executives. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Palo Alto, California. As of December 5, 2007, Avvenu, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Nokia Corporation.

Visage Mobile

Series D in 2005
A wireless expense management and telecom expense management firm specializing in reducing communications costs using proprietary software and expert analysts. Visage Mobile handles everything from bill analysis across multiple carriers, to fully managed wireless and wireline services.

GigaFin Networks

Series C in 2005
Gigafin Networks Inc. provides internal security and traffic management solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers GigaFin FlowLine 500/500-F, an appliance that provides improved visibility into network flows with the capability of remediation and traffic management; GigaFin SlimLine Encryptor, an appliance that secures various data on a network backbone between sites and within an organization; and GigaFin Networks Administration Kit, which helps network administrators to manage various GigaFin appliances deployed across their network. The company also provides network analysis and remediation solutions. It serves service providers and academic organizations. The company offers its products through solution and technology partners. Gigafin Networks Inc. was formerly known as Mistletoe Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Gigafin Networks Inc. in October 2007. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Cupertino, California.

QSecure

Series A in 2005
QSecure is the platform company whose SmartStripe™ electronic powered credit cards prevent the use of stolen card data without changing retail systems or card holder behavior. QSecure's patented, magnetic media chip and authentication solutions are designed to allow card issuers to deliver solutions to protect card data without requiring changes to the card processing environment. QSecure's initial solution is based on a proprietary chip that is embedded in the magnetic stripe and creates a unique number on the magnetic stripe each time the card is used. The unique number for each transaction is authenticated by the card issuer in real time using QSecure's patented authentication technology.

WaveMaker

Venture Round in 2005
Build applications fast and ship them frequently with the power of low-code development and containerized app delivery. WaveMaker Rapid for Low-code Development: A visual Application development platform to build web and mobile applications at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional application development. WaveMaker HyScale for Containerized App Delivery: A visual DevOps platform that fully automates app containerization and enables continuous delivery into any container runtime.

ONStor

Series D in 2005
ONStor Inc. provides Storage Area Network (SAN) file service solutions for storage area networks that consolidates, manages, and scales storage resources. The company’s products include SF4400 SAN Filer, a hardware and software solution for storing and managing files within a multiple-vendor SAN infrastructure. It also offers load balancing, storage consolidation, and data backup solutions. ONStor’s strategic partners include Hitachi Data Systems, 3PAR, IBM Corporation, VERITAS Software, and Brocade Communications Systems. It was formerly known as ClariStor Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Los Gatos, California. As of July 27, 2009, ONStor, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of LSI Corporation.

Force10 Networks

Series E in 2005
Force10 Networks is a technology leader that provides the reliable infrastructure required to build and secure intelligent services networks. Force10’s products deliver the scalability, reliability and application awareness to cost-effectively deliver content from the enterprise or converged network to the mobile business user or consumer.

Azul Systems

Series D in 2005
Azul Systems, the industry’s only company exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), builds fully supported, certified standards-compliant Java runtime solutions that bring the power of Java to the enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT. Zing is a JVM designed for a wide variety of enterprise Java applications and workloads that may require any combination of low latency, high transaction rates, large working memory, improved query performance and/or consistent response times. Zulu is Azul’s family of certified, freely available open source builds of OpenJDK with a variety of flexible commercial support options, available in configurations for ISVs, enterprises, and on-premise or Cloud deployments, as well as custom and embedded/IoT devices. For additional information, visit www.azul.com.

Fulcrum Microsystems

Series C in 2005
Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides interconnect devices for storage, computing and networking backplane, and interconnect applications in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include FocalPoint, which includes Ethernet switch/router chips; ControlPoint Software Suite that comprises Ethernet bridging, switching, and routing software modules; and PivotPoint SPI-4.2 Interconnect Chip that provides interconnection packet and protocol processing resources on a line card. It serves the original equipment manufacturers. Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., formerly known as Asynchronous Digital Design, was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California.

Delivery Agent

Series A in 2005
Delivery Agent is the market leader in turning audiences into revenue generating customers for the world’s largest brands and media companies. Delivery Agent’s proprietary technology allows audiences to engage with and transact directly from advertisements and television shows through web, mobile, and advanced television applications. Currently in market with leading broadcasters, advertisers, MVPDs and smart TV manufacturers, Delivery Agent brings scalability, organization and economic incentive to a disparate ecosystem that has traditionally lacked uniform technical standards and has been challenged by complex rights and revenue sharing issues. The company is deployed and maintains long term partnerships with NBC, FOX, CBS, HBO, Live Nation, Bravado, Tiger Woods, Pepsi, Visa, Comcast, and Samsung, among others. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com and @deliveryagent.

Agility Communications

Series E in 2005
Agility Communications, Inc. provides laser solutions for the optical network. The company focuses on offering tunable transponder and tunable laser solutions for carriers and system providers. It offers tunable transmitter and transponder products. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Santa Barbara, California. As of November 30, 2005, Agility Communications, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of JDS Uniphase Corp.

Avvenu

Series A in 2005
Avvenu provides remote access and sharing services. It offers Access ‘n Share, an Internet service that allows users to access and share photos, music, and files stored in their home or office computers from mobiles phones and Internet-connected computers; and Avvenu Music service, which enables users to browse, listen, and share the iTunes music library stored in their Windows XP or Windows Vista PCs. The company provides its services in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution technology. It serves professionals and consumers, including students, parents, retirees, small business owners, photo and music enthusiasts, and business executives. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Palo Alto, California. As of December 5, 2007, Avvenu, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Nokia Corporation.

Visage Mobile

Series C in 2005
A wireless expense management and telecom expense management firm specializing in reducing communications costs using proprietary software and expert analysts. Visage Mobile handles everything from bill analysis across multiple carriers, to fully managed wireless and wireline services.

Ooma

Series A in 2005
Ooma (NYSE: OOMA) creates powerful connected experiences for businesses and consumers, delivered from its smart cloud-based SaaS platform. For businesses of all sizes, Ooma provides advanced voice and collaboration features that are flexible and scalable. For consumers, Ooma provides PureVoice HD voice quality, advanced functionality and integration with their mobile devices. Ooma’s groundbreaking home security solution delivers a full range of wireless security sensors and a smart video camera, putting consumers in charge of protecting their homes. Learn more at www.ooma.com.

AudioFeast

Series A in 2004
AudioFeast presents the most popular Internet radio stations, nationally syndicated shows and an assortment of independent media outlets and programs from around the globe in a commercial-free radio format on selective MP3 players. With a rapidly growing list of over 400 music, news, sports and entertainment channels from more than 50 content partners, the Audio Feast service is cost-effective way for consumers to gain easy access to a vast library of music without incurring the effort and expense of having to find, purchase and download each and every song or radio program.

PostPath

Series B in 2004
PostPath, Inc. develops email and collaboration servers for corporate messaging and collaboration environments. Its products include The PostPath Server, a Linux-based enterprise-email and collaboration server, which provide live and incremental backup and granular restore; PostPath WebMail, which provides AJAX browser-based access to email, calendar, contacts, and collaboration data; PostPath Web Configuration Tool, which provides GUI based and access-controlled administration; and PostPath Remote Office Extensions. The company was founded in 2003 as Apptran Software, Inc. and changed its name to PostPath, Inc. in 2006. PostPath, Inc. is headquartered in Mountain View, California. As of September 17, 2008, PostPath, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Reactrix

Series C in 2004
Reactrix is a technology-driven media company. Their technology was created to give consumers more control over their media experience. They launched in 2002 using their gesture-based technology for special events and trade shows. Today they run the Reactrix STEPscape:tm: Media Network in more than 186 malls and theatres. Reactrix' "A-list" advertisers span a diverse range of leading brands including Coca-Cola, Sony Pictures, Subway, Mars, Hilton Hotels, AT&T, Xbox, RIM, T-Mobile, Wachovia, Universal Studios, Visa, Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema and eBay among many others. They recently announced a strategic partnership with National CineMedia, the largest digital in-theatre network, expanding the STEPscape Media Network to AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest theatre operators in the U.S. They launched theirr newest media technology, WAVEscape:tm:, at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in a strategic alliance with Samsung. WAVEscape features Wii-like functionality in a digital signage solution. The first WAVEscape Media Network will launch in Hilton Hotels in late 2008. Additional WAVEscape Media Networks will be launching in 2009. Reactrix' STEPscape and WAVEscape products feature proprietary, patented interactive display technology and their global patents have priority dates back to 2001. Reactrix has also created the Reactrix Media Center:tm: — a digital signage management product that allows outside companies to operate secure out-of-home media networks efficiently and effectively. The Reactrix Media Center is a proven, scalable media and network management platform and offers the same "unplug and play" wireless solution that runs the STEPscape Media Network. Most recently, they launched the Reactrix Spectacular division to develop, create and produce one-of-a-kind, larger-than-life installations for clients featuring their projection and gesture-based technology. Innovation and engagement are the keys to Reactrix and the foundation of their effective advertising medium. But most importantly, they pride ourselves on a company culture that ensures an innovative and engaging environment for each and every employee.

Aeluros

Series B in 2004
Aeluros was founded in June 2001, and as of October 2007 operates as the Physical Layer Products Group of Netlogic Microsystem's . Aeluros™ focus is on developing a portfolio of high speed PHY/SerDes products that leads the industry in price/performance. Aeluros' design expertise has resulted in the development of 10GbE PHY devices with the industry's lowest power consumption and SONET-caliber jitter performance in generic, high volume CMOS technology.

LogLogic

Series B in 2004
LogLogic is the provider of industry's only scalable log and security intelligence platform for the enterprise and cloud. LogLogic, with over 1300 customers, provides solutions that allow customers to collect and analyze terabytes of big data generated by their IT assets and gives Security, IT Ops, and Compliance professionals actionable information at their finger tips to identify issues proactively and make insightful decisions, and also get compliant with various regulations. Currently, LogLogic customers are leveraging its solutions to manage over 1,000 Petabytes (or 1 Exabyte) of data.

Cemaphore Systems

Series B in 2004
Cemaphore Systems, Inc. provides unprecedented email continuity, disaster recovery and content management solutions for Microsoft Exchange, including the content on mobile devices. Via its Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, Cemaphore also offers content management for users of email service providers.

Miradia

Series B in 2004
Miradia designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) products. The company, through its technology, integrates MEMS structures directly on complementary metal-oxide semiconductors and wafer scale packaging. Miradia was formerly known as XHP Microsystems, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. As of April 7, 2009, Miradia, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Touch Micro-system Technology.

Azul Systems

Series C in 2004
Azul Systems, the industry’s only company exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), builds fully supported, certified standards-compliant Java runtime solutions that bring the power of Java to the enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT. Zing is a JVM designed for a wide variety of enterprise Java applications and workloads that may require any combination of low latency, high transaction rates, large working memory, improved query performance and/or consistent response times. Zulu is Azul’s family of certified, freely available open source builds of OpenJDK with a variety of flexible commercial support options, available in configurations for ISVs, enterprises, and on-premise or Cloud deployments, as well as custom and embedded/IoT devices. For additional information, visit www.azul.com.

Force10 Networks

Series D in 2004
Force10 Networks is a technology leader that provides the reliable infrastructure required to build and secure intelligent services networks. Force10’s products deliver the scalability, reliability and application awareness to cost-effectively deliver content from the enterprise or converged network to the mobile business user or consumer.

Butterfly.net

Series C in 2004
Butterfly.net, Inc., is a provider of software, tools and infrastructure for the video game and military simulation industries announced that Geoffrey T. Selzer has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. A media specialist with a background in production, design and finance, Selzer will lead Butterfly.net's senior management team.
Emergent Game Technologies, Inc. develops tools and technologies for interactive entertainment. The company focuses on titles, such as sports, racing, action/adventure, RPGs, massively multi-player, puzzle, strategy, first-person shooters, parlor games, and visual simulation and serious games. It offers Gamebryo, a cross-platform middleware solution, which enables game developers to build, test, and manage interactive games; and Gamebryo Casual Game Development Middleware for casual game titles. The company has strategic alliance with Acquire, Gamebase, and Winking; Autodesk, Inc., SOFTIMAGE|XSI, and Gamebryo. Emergent Game Technologies Inc. was formerly known as Butterfly.net, Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California, with additional offices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; London, the United Kingdom; Tokyo, Japan; China; and Korea.

3PAR

Series D in 2004
3PAR Inc. is a global provider of utility storage systems for mid-sized to large enterprises, financial services firms, cloud computing service providers, consumer-oriented Internet/Web 2.0 companies, and government entities. The company helps organizations to build infrastructures that support the delivery of cloud-based services both internally, and at the scale required by service providers that make a business of selling such services to their external customers. The company's enterprise-class storage systems feature a clustered design that supports comprehensive multi-tenancy and was developed to be self-configuring, self-optimizing, self-monitoring, self-healing and scalable. The Company's utility storage systems feature an architected, clustered, integrated hardware platform that includes an operating system and a range of software applications.

Nsite LLC

Series B in 2004
nSite Software specializes in the integration of manual business process with enterprise automated workflow. The reality of business is constant change, resulting in inevitable variances in any standard operating procedure. Variances give rise to manual process, leaving enterprise workflow systems on-hold. nSite™ Process Server was specifically designed to bring efficiency, order, and consistency to the management of everyday variance processes, returning process outcomes promptly to enterprise workflow systems and restarting standard operating processes. nSite Process Server is the only platform explicitly designed to fill this crucial need, and is a critical component of any BPM strategy. Paul Tabet, a veteran of the enterprise software industry, founded nSite Software in 1998. The company's vision is based on Mr. Tabet's experience as a CIO, managing corporate information systems and applications for large corporations. Frustrated daily by the inefficiencies inherent in the complex, manual nature of decision-making processes, Mr.Tabet created a platform to assist management teams to efficiently manage daily variance processes. That platform, nSite Process Server, has proved to be an invaluable complement to traditional workflow systems. According to Gartner, $360B will be spent in US alone on manual process in 2002 - nSite Software is uniquely positioned as the leader in this critical BPM category.

Collation

Series B in 2003
Collation software automatically captures information about IT resources, such as servers, applications and databases, and displays it on a detailed map. This enables IT staffs to better understand the impact of changes to an IT environment -- such as how a security patch can trigger a "domino effect" of unexpected problems that can bring down an online business. It also helps shrink the time it takes to discover and correct a problem.

Laurel Networks

Series C in 2003
Laurel Networks is focused on the development of IP service edge routers and management solutions. Laurel Networks was founded in 1999 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Kanisa

Venture Round in 2003
Kanisa is the provider of knowledge-empowered customer service applications. They help customer support organizations meet the pressures of increasing customer demand and tightening budgets while delivering higher levels of service and satisfaction. They do this by providing a suite of applications to make support analysts more effective, to leverage expert users' knowledge, and to empower customers with knowledge directly on the website. Kanisa exists to help service organizations solve their toughest problem — making customers happy — without breaking the bank. The faster and more accurately you can answer questions and the more you can avoid problems altogether, the happier customers are. Kanisa enables agents and customers with the knowledge they need to get the most out of your solutions.

UpShot Corporation

Venture Round in 2003
UpShot.com is the market’s provider of Internet-based sales force automation services. Their Web-based solution brings the power of the Internet to businesses that need first-day productivity from a robust, collaborative solution, without the hassle of building and maintaining it themselves. Since its introduction in August, 1999, the UpShot.com hosted Web application has become the sales management solution for more than 6000 businesses because it provides robust application features, superior ease of use, and full-strength data security—without the pain of building or maintaining the supporting IT infrastructure. UpShot.com is based in Mountain View, California, and is funded by venture capital firms, leading companies, and private investors. Since the company launched in January 1997, their aim has been to build, sell, and support a family of Web-based sales solutions that prospective customers want and actual customers love. They understand that the Web is powering the future. And they are dedicated to leading the way in Web-based sales management.

Fulcrum Microsystems

Venture Round in 2003
Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides interconnect devices for storage, computing and networking backplane, and interconnect applications in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include FocalPoint, which includes Ethernet switch/router chips; ControlPoint Software Suite that comprises Ethernet bridging, switching, and routing software modules; and PivotPoint SPI-4.2 Interconnect Chip that provides interconnection packet and protocol processing resources on a line card. It serves the original equipment manufacturers. Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., formerly known as Asynchronous Digital Design, was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California.
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. is a facilities-based provider of Internet access and Internet Protocol (IP) communications services. Its network is specifically designed and optimized to transmit data using IP. The Company delivers its services primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, communications service providers and other organizations through approximately 21,300 customer connections in North America and Europe. The Company provides its own on-net service at a speed of 100 Megabits per second through its own facilities. Its customers in multi-tenant office buildings are law firms, financial services firms, advertising and marketing firms and other professional services businesses. It also provide on-net Internet access to certain bandwidth-intensive users, such as universities, other Internet service providers (ISPs) and commercial content providers at speeds of up to ten Gigabits per second.

Cemaphore Systems

Series A in 2003
Cemaphore Systems, Inc. provides unprecedented email continuity, disaster recovery and content management solutions for Microsoft Exchange, including the content on mobile devices. Via its Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, Cemaphore also offers content management for users of email service providers.

Force10 Networks

Venture Round in 2003
Force10 Networks is a technology leader that provides the reliable infrastructure required to build and secure intelligent services networks. Force10’s products deliver the scalability, reliability and application awareness to cost-effectively deliver content from the enterprise or converged network to the mobile business user or consumer.

IntruVert

Series C in 2002
IntruVert is developing intrusion detection systems - based on the integration of patented signature, anomaly and Denial of Service detection techniques on a single platform and designed for multi-gigabit speeds - that can accurately detect network attacks and instantly block them before damage is incurred.

IntruVert

Series C in 2002
IntruVert is developing intrusion detection systems - based on the integration of patented signature, anomaly and Denial of Service detection techniques on a single platform and designed for multi-gigabit speeds - that can accurately detect network attacks and instantly block them before damage is incurred.

Infinera

Series C in 2002
Infinera Corporation provides optical networking systems based on photonic integration technology in the United States. Its digital transport node (DTN) system utilizes the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology to enable digital processing and management of data It can generate wavelength division multiplexing wavelengths and add, drop, switch, manage, protect, and restore network traffic digitally. The company's PICs transmit and receive 100 Gigabits per second of optical capacity and incorporate the functionality of approximately 60 discrete optical components into a pair of indium phosphide chips. The DTN System is used to enable optical to electrical to optical conversions at every network access point to provide communications service providers with the ability to digitally process the information being transported across their optical networks. It also offers a range of support offerings, including 24/7/365 hardware and software technical support, installation and deployment services, spares management, first-line maintenance services, on-site technical services, professional services, product technical training, and extended product warranties. The company offers its products to operators of optical networks, including telecom carriers, cable operators, and Internet or content service providers. Infinera Corporation, formerly known as Zepton Networks, was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Movaz Networks

Series C in 2002
Movaz Networks manufactures broadband optical transport systems. The company provides wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment; and a portfolio of WDM transport and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions that incorporate advanced optical transport, distributed photonic switching, generalized multi-protocol lambda switching protocols, and standards based network management. Movaz Networks offers its products through direct sales, a private label partnership, and value added resellers to telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational organizations, and government agencies. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia.

InterSAN

Venture Round in 2002
InterSAN, Inc. (Scotts Valley, Calif.) is the pioneer of applications-based Storage Area Management (SAM) software that enables enterprises to fully exploit the benefits of large heterogeneous storage networks. Based on its unique Virtual Private DataPath (VPD) technology, the InterSAN solution provides improved application availability, data security, and service level management. By centralizing and automating management of complex storage networking infrastructure, InterSAN's solution improves operational efficiency and business scalability for large enterprises.

Collation

Series A in 2002
Collation software automatically captures information about IT resources, such as servers, applications and databases, and displays it on a detailed map. This enables IT staffs to better understand the impact of changes to an IT environment -- such as how a security patch can trigger a "domino effect" of unexpected problems that can bring down an online business. It also helps shrink the time it takes to discover and correct a problem.

Fulcrum Microsystems

Series B in 2002
Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides interconnect devices for storage, computing and networking backplane, and interconnect applications in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include FocalPoint, which includes Ethernet switch/router chips; ControlPoint Software Suite that comprises Ethernet bridging, switching, and routing software modules; and PivotPoint SPI-4.2 Interconnect Chip that provides interconnection packet and protocol processing resources on a line card. It serves the original equipment manufacturers. Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., formerly known as Asynchronous Digital Design, was founded in 2000 and is based in Calabasas, California.

Equipe Communications

Series C in 2002
Equipe Communications designs, develops, and markets asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) products to telecom carriers and service providers. The company's products assist local exchange carriers (ILECs) and interexchange carriers (IXCs) in transition from ATM architecture to IP/MPLS. The company also offers network management design, engineering, furnishing and installation, lifecycle tools, and rapid deployment services. Equipe Communications was founded in 1999 and is based in Acton, Massachusetts.

ONStor

Series B in 2002
ONStor Inc. provides Storage Area Network (SAN) file service solutions for storage area networks that consolidates, manages, and scales storage resources. The company’s products include SF4400 SAN Filer, a hardware and software solution for storing and managing files within a multiple-vendor SAN infrastructure. It also offers load balancing, storage consolidation, and data backup solutions. ONStor’s strategic partners include Hitachi Data Systems, 3PAR, IBM Corporation, VERITAS Software, and Brocade Communications Systems. It was formerly known as ClariStor Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Los Gatos, California. As of July 27, 2009, ONStor, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of LSI Corporation.

Catena Networks

Series D in 2002
Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Cereva Networks

Series E in 2001
Cereva Networks was a victim of swiftly shrinking corporate IT budgets. The company failed to meet the demand for a start-up large-scale, storage systems. Resulted in abruptly shutting down and laid off 140 employees.

Agility Communications

Series C in 2001
Agility Communications, Inc. provides laser solutions for the optical network. The company focuses on offering tunable transponder and tunable laser solutions for carriers and system providers. It offers tunable transmitter and transponder products. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Santa Barbara, California. As of November 30, 2005, Agility Communications, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of JDS Uniphase Corp.

Kanisa

Series E in 2001
Kanisa is the provider of knowledge-empowered customer service applications. They help customer support organizations meet the pressures of increasing customer demand and tightening budgets while delivering higher levels of service and satisfaction. They do this by providing a suite of applications to make support analysts more effective, to leverage expert users' knowledge, and to empower customers with knowledge directly on the website. Kanisa exists to help service organizations solve their toughest problem — making customers happy — without breaking the bank. The faster and more accurately you can answer questions and the more you can avoid problems altogether, the happier customers are. Kanisa enables agents and customers with the knowledge they need to get the most out of your solutions.

Aeluros

Series A in 2001
Aeluros was founded in June 2001, and as of October 2007 operates as the Physical Layer Products Group of Netlogic Microsystem's . Aeluros™ focus is on developing a portfolio of high speed PHY/SerDes products that leads the industry in price/performance. Aeluros' design expertise has resulted in the development of 10GbE PHY devices with the industry's lowest power consumption and SONET-caliber jitter performance in generic, high volume CMOS technology.

FineGround Networks

Series B in 2001
FineGround Networks provides an integrated platform to automate the secure delivery and management of enterprise Web applications. It offers enterprise application delivery suite for automated performance optimization, end-user monitoring, and application security. FineGround Networks, Inc. provides its solutions as a software and appliance for the automotive, financial services, manufacturing, retail, and technology industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

3PAR

Series C in 2001
3PAR Inc. is a global provider of utility storage systems for mid-sized to large enterprises, financial services firms, cloud computing service providers, consumer-oriented Internet/Web 2.0 companies, and government entities. The company helps organizations to build infrastructures that support the delivery of cloud-based services both internally, and at the scale required by service providers that make a business of selling such services to their external customers. The company's enterprise-class storage systems feature a clustered design that supports comprehensive multi-tenancy and was developed to be self-configuring, self-optimizing, self-monitoring, self-healing and scalable. The Company's utility storage systems feature an architected, clustered, integrated hardware platform that includes an operating system and a range of software applications.

TollBridge Technologies

Series D in 2001
TollBridge Technologies is the market share leader providing voice-over-broadband solutions for next generation carriers, with more than 40,000 lines in active commercial service.

Movaz Networks

Series B in 2001
Movaz Networks manufactures broadband optical transport systems. The company provides wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment; and a portfolio of WDM transport and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions that incorporate advanced optical transport, distributed photonic switching, generalized multi-protocol lambda switching protocols, and standards based network management. Movaz Networks offers its products through direct sales, a private label partnership, and value added resellers to telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational organizations, and government agencies. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia.

Ceyba

Series B in 2001
Ceyba has a firmly rooted corporate philosophy that guides the growth of their company - a commitment to their customers and employees and to the communities where they work. This allows us to maintain perspective, balance and their competitive edge. Ceyba was founded in May 2000 by five senior engineers and was originally named Solinet Systems. They have a complete team in place that represents a diverse cross section of talent with experience from top-notch software, hardware and optical companies. Their team has delivered numerous market-leading products for the high-speed optical Internet. With solid funding from top-tier venture capital firms, Ceyba has blossomed to more than 200 people. Led by seasoned management, their team is developing and manufacturing next-generation core optical networking systems that deliver superior reach, speed and flexibility with pure simplicity. Ceyba is based in Ottawa, Canada.

Infinera

Series A in 2001
Infinera Corporation provides optical networking systems based on photonic integration technology in the United States. Its digital transport node (DTN) system utilizes the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology to enable digital processing and management of data It can generate wavelength division multiplexing wavelengths and add, drop, switch, manage, protect, and restore network traffic digitally. The company's PICs transmit and receive 100 Gigabits per second of optical capacity and incorporate the functionality of approximately 60 discrete optical components into a pair of indium phosphide chips. The DTN System is used to enable optical to electrical to optical conversions at every network access point to provide communications service providers with the ability to digitally process the information being transported across their optical networks. It also offers a range of support offerings, including 24/7/365 hardware and software technical support, installation and deployment services, spares management, first-line maintenance services, on-site technical services, professional services, product technical training, and extended product warranties. The company offers its products to operators of optical networks, including telecom carriers, cable operators, and Internet or content service providers. Infinera Corporation, formerly known as Zepton Networks, was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
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