VoIP companies dominate wireless telecom VC.
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VENTURE CAPITAL |
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COMPANY |
AMOUNT/ROUND |
LEAD INVESTORS |
DESCRIPTION |
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SunRocket
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$25M
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Mayfield |
SunRocket is a VoIP service provider. |
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Stoke
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$19.8M
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Sequoia Capital |
Stoke is manufacturing a new category of service delivery infrastructure that enables fixed-mobile convergence supporting any service over any infrastructure using any end-user device. |
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Axerra Networks
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$16.5M
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Carmel Ventures |
Axerra develops circuit emulation and service emulation solutions over packet access networks. |
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fastmobile
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$12M
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N/A |
fastmobile develops voice instant messaging that simulates push-to-talk and text instant messaging. |
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Versatel Networks
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$10M
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Solidarity Fund |
Versatel Networks provides VoIP gateway and service delivery solutions to carriers. |
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Ruckus Wireless
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$9M
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Sutter Hill Ventures and Investor Growth Capital |
Ruckus Wireless develops multimedia 801.11 wireless systems. |
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TapRoot Systems
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$6.5M
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Harbert Venture Partners |
TapRoot makes software for smart phones. |
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Vivox
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$6M
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GrandBanks Capital and Canaan Partners |
Vivox makes an embedded communications service. |
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Xelor Systems
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$6M
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Still River Fund |
Xelor Systems provides QoS management for enterprises deploying VoIP systems. |
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Handmark
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$5M
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Apax Partners, Borealis Ventures, Village Ventures, Argnor Wireless Ventures |
Handmark is a content aggregator and wireless solutions developer. |
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SharpCast
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$3M
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Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Selby Ventures |
SharpCast makes a wireless software platform. |
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Tropos Networks
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N/A
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Siemens Venture Capital |
Tropos develops mesh networking solutions. |