Hot Start-ups

InfiniRoute Networks, which provides managed VoIP peering network services to carriers, named Gary Tauss as its new CEO. Prior to InfiniRoute, Tauss was CEO for LongBoard, a VoIP services, SIP...

Entrisphere, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, raised $75 million in Series C financing for its network access equipment. The new funding was led by VantagePoint Venture Partners and...

Ambric, a start-up based in Beaverton, Oregon, named Howard Bubb as CEO and chairman of its board. Ambric is developing a new type of programmable IC platform that it says...

Microsoft launched an initiative to open up hundreds of internally developed technologies to entrepreneurs and new businesses by licensing and spinning out its innovations to facilitate new product and business...

BayPackets, a start-up based in Fremont, California with a subsidiary in India, raised $14 million in fourth round funding for its enhanced voice and data solutions for wireless, wireline and...

Motorola Ventures has made an equity investment in Asylum Telecom, a start-up offering "turnkey" Internet-based communication solutions. Asylum's product portfolio includes anytime-anywhere access, voice VPN services, converged GSM/IP mobile, and...

Xelerated, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California and Stockholm, Sweden, raised $17 million in series C funding for its high-end network processors. Xelerated's network processors, based on a patented...

SIPquest, a start-up based in Ottawa, raised US$6 million in venture funding for its SIP-based telephony applications. In addition to VoIP modules, SIPquest's application and component suite also includes IP-based...

BeVocal, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, closed an oversubscribed $10 million funding round for its hosted call automation solutions for enterprises and service providers. BeVocal provides hosted self-service...

Bivio Networks, a start-up based in Pleasanton, California, raised $16.5 million capital in venture funding for its new line of multi-gigabit packet handling appliances. Bivio has developed an enterprise-class networking...

Cisco Systems agreed to acquire Topspin Communications, a start-up supplying server fabric switches, for approximately $250 million in cash and options. Server fabric switches are a new class of server...

Anystream, a start-up based in Sterling, Virginia, raised $8 million in Series B funding led by SOFTBANK Capital Technology Fund III LP (SBCT). Existing investor SCP Private Equity Partners also...

TeraChip, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California with R&D in Israel, raised $7.2 million for its next-gen switching fabrics. The funding was led by Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital....