Start-ups

Quantcast, a start-up based in San Francisco, raised $27.5 million in new capital to support rapid adoption of its Quantcast Media Program, which offers advertisers a standardized means to measure,...

Zscaler, a start-up specializing in SaaS security, has hired Gururaj Singh as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Data Center Operations. Previously, Singh served as Vice President and co-General Manager...

Cisco completed its previously announced acquisition of Starent Networks, a supplier of IP based mobile infrastructure solutions targeting mobile and converged carriers. Starent now becomes part of Cisco's new Mobile...

Silver Spring Networks, a start-up based in Redwood City, California, announced the closing of a $100 million preferred equity round to support its development of new smart grid applications. The...

Obopay, a start-up based in Redwood City, California, released a free Mobile Payments application for the iPhone that lets users to send money to anyone with a U.S. phone number....

Arteris, a start-up based in San Jose, California with its Engineering Design Center based in Paris, France, has raised the first tranche of a strategic investment round totaling $9.7 million...

HipLogic, a start-up based in Fremont, California, secured $7 million in Series B funding to further develop and deploy its mobile application platform. The HipLogic platform improves content and application...

Calix Networks filed SEC papers for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CALX." The company, which is based in Petaluma, California,...

picoChip, a start-up based in Bath, UK, secured $20 million in new venture funding for its femtocell silicon products. picoChip's femtocell solutions cover all the major 3G standards (WCDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA...

Chelsio Communications, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California raised $17 million in new funding for its 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) adapters, ASICs, and storage solutions. Powered by its 3rd generation...

Logitech International agreed to acquire privately held LifeSize Communications of Austin, Texas for $405 million in cash. LifeSize specializes in HD video communication solutions and has more than 9,000 video...

BlueCat Networks, a start-up based in Toronto, secured US$11 million in new financing for its enterprise-class IP Address Management (IPAM) platforms. BlueCat Networks provides automated solutions that simplify network processes...

SpiderCloud Wireless, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, unveiled its Enterprise Radio Access Network (E-RAN) platform. The E-RAN platform is a scalable system comprised of a "SmartCloud" Services Node...