Start-ups

CENX, which specializes in Carrier Ethernet interconnect systems and services, announced new investments in the company by Ericsson, Verizon Investments, Mesirow Financial Private Equity Inc., DCM, Highland Capital Partners, and...

Google has acquired VirusTotal, a start-up offering a free virus scanning service for an undisclosed sum. The company allows anyone to upload files to the site to check for the...

Sand 9, a start-up based in Cambridge, Mass., announced that Ericsson has invested $3 million in the company. Sand 9's MEMS timing-device uses piezoelectric actuation to achieve stringent phase noise...

Tenable Network Security, which offers software to identify network security gaps, has raised $50 million in first-round funding from Accel Partners. Tenable said its Nessus and SecurityCenter software has become...

Telefónica is launching Amérigo, an international venture capital fund that will develop digital opportunities outside of Silicon Valley and London. Promoted by Telefónica Digital, this initiative lays the foundation to...

CloudPhysics, a start-up based in San Mateo, California, has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding for its a data center analytics service. CloudPhysics, which was founded by former VMware...

Mocana, a start-up based in San Francisco, raised $25 million in Series D funding to scale the company's Mobile and Device Security Platform, a software and network services solution for...

AOptix Technologies, a start-up based in Campbell, California, secured $42 million in a Series E round of funding for its advanced iris recognition systems and ultra-high bandwidth wireless optical communication...

Kymeta, a start-up based in Redmond, Washington, has closed a $12 million funding round to develop and bring to market Metamaterials Surface Antenna Technology (MSA-T). The company was incubated by...

Discera announced the production availability of its DSC3001 PureSilicon oscillator for mobile, video, and audio applications. The device is available in frequencies up to 150 MHz and temperature ranges up...

sqrrl, a start-up based in Cambridge, Mass., announced funding from Atlas Venture and Matrix Partners for its work in security, scalability, and adaptability for�Big Data. The company's core engineering team...

Colt Technology Services has acquired ThinkGrid, a start-up offering tools for enabling cloud services with turnkey management, for an undisclosed sum. ThinkGrid's three key component offering consists of a state...

Motorola Solutions has made a strategic investment in Fixmo, a start-up offering mobile security, compliance and risk management solutions for the public and private sectors. Financial terms were not disclosed....