Hot Start-ups

Aperto Networks raised $17 million in the first tranche of a Series E financing round for its WiMAX solutions. Aperto Networks is a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum...

Seagate Technology has acquired Mirra, a start-up providing networked digital content protection products for homes and small businesses, for an undisclosed sum. Mirra's appliance, software and services provides continuous backup...

WiDeFi, a start-up developing silicon solutions that extend the range and enhance the performance of wireless networks, named Geoff Phillips as its news president and CEO. He comes to WiDeFi...

Wave7 Optics, a start-up based outside of Atlanta, raised $18 million in new funding for its fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) equipment for residential and business services. The company's product portfolio supports a...

Kotura, a start-up based in Monterey Park, California, raised $13 million in Series 2 preferred stock financing for its silicon photonic products. The financing round was led by new investor...

F5 Networks agreed to Swan Labs, a developer of WAN optimization and application acceleration market, for $43 million in cash. Swan Labs' WAN optimization and application acceleration technologies extend F5's...

Intel Capital has acquired a $16 million stake in Grisoft, a developer of anti-virus security software based in Brno, the Czech Republic. Grisoft security products are currently used on more...

Granite Ventures has closed Granite Ventures II, a $350 million venture capital fund that will focus on investment opportunities in early-stage communications and software companies. In the past 13 years,...

Passave, a developer of EPON chipsets, filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for the initial public offering of its common stock. Merrill Lynch &...

Mayfield Fund, a leading venture capital firm, announced the closing of its most recent fund, Mayfield XII. Mayfield XII is a $375 million fund, bringing the total capital under management...

Alloptic, a start-up based in Livermore, California, secured an additional $30 million in venture funding for its Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (GEPONs). Alloptic's Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON)...

Coradiant, a start-up based in San Diego, raised $12.7 million in new funding for its real-user monitoring equipment for data center applications. Whereas existing user monitoring approaches typically rely on...

Intel acquired Sarvega, a start-up offering XML solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Sarvega's networking solutions optimize XML performance and Web services on enterprise networks providing businesses with improved reliability, security...