Start-ups

Yahoo! has acquired Maven Networks, a start-up offering an online video platform, for approximately $160 million. Maven's platform is currently used to manage, distribute and monetize premium online video content...

Exalt Communications, a start-up based in Campbell, California, announced the launch and general availability of its split-mount Exalt EX-s series of licensed wireless backhaul solutions. Exalt, which was founded in...

NewStep Networks, a spin-out from Bell Canada based in Toronto, closed a Series C round of $9.5 million from existing investors for its session management convergence solutions for carriers and...

Finland-based Movial unveiled its "Social Communicator," a software application that enables instant social communication by bringing Internet calling, social media content (e.g., YouTube), unified messaging, and Web and video feeds...

Ribbit, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, unveiled its "Amphibian" consumer service for transforming any physical phone into a physical/virtual "dual world" phone. The idea is to enable consumers...

ip.access, a start-up that specializes in femtocell and picocell technologies, announced that Cisco has made an investment in the company. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. Existing ip.access investors...

United Mobile, a Swiss company that provides international travelers with a single, global SIM card that offers both voice and data roaming, completed a US$15 million round of equity funding...

Nanochip, a start-up based in Fremont, California, raised $14 million in venture financing for its development of advanced microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS) silicon data storage chips. Nanochip is developing a new...

Sensory Networks, a start-up specializing in acceleration technology for network security applications, released its "FastChannel" and "HyperScan" software acceleration product lines aimed at improving the performance of resource-intensive applications such...

Dune Networks, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California with R&D in Israel, recently closed a $12 million series B investment round for its silicon designs for Metro Ethernet, Enterprise and...

NetStreams, a start-up based in Austin, Texas, raised $18.2 million in Series B funding, for its IP-based networked entertainment systems. The funding was led by series A investor Austin Ventures....

SoonR, a start-up based in Campbell, California with offices in Denmark, closed a $9.5 million Series B funding round for its mobile platform. SoonR's platform aims to bridge the computer...

Tropos Networks, a supplier of metro-scale broadband wireless mesh networks, has appointed Tom Ayers as its new President and CEO, replacing Ron Sege who will continue to serve as an...