Start-ups

NeuStar agreed to acquire UltraDNS of Reston, Virginia, for $61.8 million in cash. UltraDNS provides managed domain name systems (DNS) services. Based on unaudited financial statements, UltraDNS' 2005 revenue totaled...

Nanochip, a start-up based in Fremont, California, has secured $10 million of a $15 million Series C financing round for its development of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) silicon data storage chips...

Force10 Networks has appointed former Nortel CEO Bill Owens to its board of directors. Mr. Owens brings an extensive record of accomplishment to Force10, including several executive leadership positions in...

Aperto Networks, a start-up based in Milpitas, California, raised $26 million in venture funding for its WiMAX base stations and subscriber units. Aperto is a founding board member of the...

YouTube, a consumer media company that lets people upload and share short video clips, received $8 million in Series B funding from Sequoia Capital. This contributes to the initial $3.5...

Atrica raised $28.2 million in a new round of new financing to support its carrier Ethernet platforms. The company is currently engaged with 30+ carriers worldwide. Atrica's Carrier Ethernet portfolio...

Rave Wireless, a start-up based in New York, closed $12 million in Series B funding for its GPS-enhanced mobile applications for college and university communities. The company business model is...

Panasonic Corporation of North America will acquire the assets of Tropian, a start-up developing polar modulation techniques for use in wireless transmitter applications. Tropian's technique, when applied to the transmitter...

Intel has created a US$50 million venture capital fund to promote technology growth in Brazil. Since 1999, Intel Capital has already invested over US$35 million in 13 companies. In 2005,...

FiberZone Networks, a start-up based in Bethesda, Maryland, raised $8 million in second round funding for its automated, physical fiber management tools. Beta trials of the system are planned for...

Groove Mobile, a start-up based in Andover, Mass., raised $8.5 million for its mobile music e-commerce platform. Groove Mobile is powering the new Sprint Music Store as well as mobile...

Napatech, a start-up based in Copenhagen, raised $5 million in new funding for its programmable network adapters. Napatech's product portfolio includes a 1 Gbps and a 10 Gbps platform that...

Sipera Systems, a start-up based in Richardson, Texas, secured $13.2M in series B round funding for its security solutions for VoIP, mobile and multimedia communications. The round was led by...