Semiconductors:  

Aquantia Corp. 
Aquantia is developing physical layer transceiver ICs to address challenging high-bandwidth applications. Specifically, the company will deliver solutions for the emerging 10GBASE-T market. Aquantia is funded by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners and Venture Tech Alliance.

Avnera Corporation 
Avnera has pioneered a new semiconductor technology enabling breakthrough products for wireless audio and voice applications. The company is funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, JAFCO Ventures, Panasonic Venture Group and others.

Grandis, Inc. 
Grandis is the pioneer in the development and licensing of Spin Transfer Torque RAM (STT-RAM) technology, a proprietary non-volatile memory solution. The company is funded by Applied Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, Matrix Partners, Incubic and Concept Ventures.

Kovio, Inc. 
Kovio develops technology for printing active circuits based on nano-particle inks and proprietary printing methods. The company’s products will be used in RF labels, LCD screens and other applications. Kovio is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Bessemer Venture Partners and Jerusalem Venture Partners.

Mobilygen, Inc. 
Mobilygen is a fabless semiconductor company developing low-power H.264 video compression ICs for mobile products. The company is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Redpoint Ventures and Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

Newport Media, Inc. 
Newport Media is a fabless semiconductor company developing systems solutions for audio and video broadcast reception in mobile terminals and handsets. The company is funded by Benchmark Capital, Venrock Associates, Global Catalyst Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Duff Ackerman & Goodrich.

Quorum Systems, Inc. 
Quorum Systems is a fabless semiconductor company focused on developing single-chip CMOS multi-mode, multi-band radio frequency (RF) transceiver integrated circuits. The company is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Greylock Partners, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital and Crescendo Ventures.

Siliquent Technologies, Inc.
(Acquired by Broadcom Corporation in August 2005)
Siliquent Technologies was a fabless semiconductor company delivering to market the first Ethernet Processing Unit (EPU) for high performance storage and computing over a ubiquitous Ethernet infrastructure. The company was funded by Benchmark Capital and Greylock Partners.

SiPort Inc. 
SiPort is developing silicon solutions to receive digital multimedia broadcast for the mobile market. The company is funded by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Morgenthaler and Intel Capital.

Stream Processors, Inc. 
Stream Processors is an early stage fabless semiconductor company developing solutions for the DSP industry. The company’s technology is based upon a unique and proven idea spun off from multi-processor and compiler research at Stanford and MIT. Stream Processors is funded by Austin Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Woodside Fund.

Tilera Corporation 
Tilera is the first to introduce a family of tiled processors, combining, on a single chip, large numbers of C-programmable cores connected through its iMesh multicore technology. The company’s family of Tile processors provide ASIC like performance in a C-programmable, general purpose processor. Tilera is funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Walden International, Columbia Capital and VentureTech Alliance.

   
Communications: 

Broadbus Technologies, Inc.
(Acquired by Motorola, Inc. in July 2006)
Broadbus Technologies developed fully scalable, next-generation Video on Demand (VOD) server solutions designed to solve streaming scale, space, power consumption and live ingest issues for cable system operators deploying advanced video services such as VOD, Subscription VOD and ultimately, full-scale Television on Demand TM or TOD. The company was funded by Charles River Ventures, Battery Ventures, Comcast Interactive Capital and STAR Ventures.

IP Unity 
IP Unity provides IP service solutions for blended TDM and IP networks. The company’s Harmony 6000 media/applications media server system delivers high speed, volume media processing and carrier class IP telephony services like audio/web conferencing, messaging, interactive voice response, auto-attendant and prepaid services on a scalable system. IP Unity is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Battery Ventures and New Enterprise Associates.

Jasper Wireless, Inc. 
Jasper Wireless is the first and only machine-to-machine mobile operator dedicated exclusively to connecting and managing machines around the world. Jasper Wireless is funded by Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, Bridgescale Partners, DAG Ventures, Integral Capital Partners and Crescendo Ventures.

LifeSize Communications, Inc. 
LifeSize Communications is the first company to conceptualize, design and deliver high definition video communications products that combine exceptional quality, user simplicity and administrator manageability for a productive, true-to-life experience. The company is funded by Austin Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

Redline Communications, Inc.
(IPO in December 2006; AIM: REDL)
Redline Communications is the leading provider of advanced broadband wireless access and backhaul solutions. The company’s WiMAX Forum Certified™ products enable carriers and service providers to cost-effectively deliver rich fixed and mobile wireless broadband services including voice, video and data to business and residential subscribers. Redline is funded by Matrix Partners, U.S. Venture Partners, TeleMedia and GF Equity.

RGB Networks, Inc.
RGB Networks is building the first family of video-intelligent processors, powerful video and bandwidth management products that harness the power of standards-based data networking technology to deliver advanced, revenue-generating services at exceptional returns on investment that will change forever the television viewing experience. The company is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Accel Partners, Focus Ventures and Comcast Interactive Ventures.

Tower Cloud, Inc. 
Tower Cloud is focused on delivery of reliable and cost efficient mobile Backhaul services to wireless carriers nationally. The company is funded by Sutter Hill Ventures and El Dorado Ventures.

Trapeze Networks, Inc. 
Trapeze Networks delivers the power of business applications and services to the mobile enterprise workforce. The company's wireless LAN Mobility System enhances productivity, introduces new efficiencies and accelerates business response time by delivering secure mobility for roaming users and sophisticated services for both users and IT, all while offering the lowest total cost of ownership of any WLAN infrastructure provider. The company is funded by Accel Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Castile Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and Duff Ackerman & Goodrich.

   
Software:  

ChoiceStream, Inc. 
ChoiceStream is the premier personalization solution provider for the world’s largest entertainment, e-retail, TV and mobile brands. In today’s marketplace of superabundance, ChoiceStream’s RealRelevance(SM) personalization platform restores control to consumers by delivering personally relevant choices when they want it, wherever they are: online, using a mobile device, or watching television. For content providers, ChoiceStream’s solution produces measurable business results and a powerful approach to building lifetime customer loyalty. ChoiceStream is funded by General Catalyst Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures.

JBoss, Inc.
(Acquired by Red Hat, Inc. in June 2006)
JBoss pioneered the Professional Open Source model, whereby the company provided royalty-free open source software, transparent development and professional support services. The company’s software product, JEMS, is a comprehensive open source software infrastructure stack of plug-and-play components, including JBoss Application Server, Hibernate, JBoss Portal, JBoss Cache, JBoss Eclipse IDE and Apache Tomcat. JBoss was funded by Matrix Partners and Accel Partners.

Kazeon Systems, Inc. 
Kazeon Systems helps enterprises manage unstructured data and allows them to slash file management costs and lower compliance and litigation risk. The company’s integrated solution catalogs and classifies file data, enforces policies that dictate when and where files are archived, and makes information retrieval fast and easy. Kazeon is funded by Redpoint Ventures, Clearstone Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs and Network Appliance.

Kontiki, Inc.
(Acquired by VeriSign, Inc. in March 2006)
Kontiki offered business leaders an opportunity to gain competitive advantage by using business video for more effective and timely communications, training and customer support. By efficiently utilizing existing PC and bandwidth resources, the company’s Grid Delivery Technology lowered the cost of video and rich media distribution. Kontiki was funded by Benchmark Capital, Granite Ventures and Barksdale Group.

M-Factor 
M-Factor is helping leading consumer marketing organizations improve their marketing ROI with M3 -- a unique system for managing marketing and promotional investments and product pricing. M3 allows marketers to continuously plan, track, and optimize marketing spending across a broad organization at all levels. The company is funded by U.S. Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Bay Partners.

NorthStar Systems International, Inc. 
NorthStar provides enterprise wealth management solutions for the financial services industry. The company delivers an integrated, active financial advisor desktop that increases advisor productivity and delivers a consistent client experience. NorthStar is funded by Benchmark Capital and HIG Ventures.

Pluck Corporation 
Pluck develops social media software solutions that help transform how publishers, media sites and major brands engage their audiences and customers to discover, create and distribute information online. Providing the technologies for content generation, syndication, social networking and news personalization, the company helps its customers more easily consume and leverage the new open content model that has emerged as the cornerstone of Web 2.0. Pluck is funded by Austin Ventures, Mayfield Fund and Reuters.

RedSeal Systems, Inc.  
RedSeal Systems provides a comprehensive security risk management system that enables large enterprises to efficiently measure, prioritize and mitigate IT security risk -- preventing downtime and breaches of critical business applications. The company’s solution gives operations teams the ability to automatically see the impact of network changes before they are made – reducing errors and improving responsiveness to business demands and regulatory compliance mandates. RedSeal is funded by Sutter Hill Ventures, Venrock Associates and Leapfrog Ventures.

Right Media, Inc.
(Acquired by Yahoo! Inc. in July 2007)
Right Media helps advertisers, ad networks and publishers trade online media more efficiently. Every participant on Yield Manager, the company’s ad management platform, buys or sells each individual impression dynamically in the first open exchange for online media. Allowing hundreds of campaigns to access billions of impressions, and to compete for each of those impressions based on its unique value to them, Yield Manager ensures that buyers extend reach and meet their goals, while sellers allocate every impression for maximum revenue. Right Media was funded by Redpoint Ventures and Yahoo!.

The Fanfare Group, Inc. 
The Fanfare Group is creating solutions for high-technology development and manufacturing companies to dramatically improve system verification test (SVT) productivity and quality. The company deploys advanced pattern recognition and statistical analysis algorithms to implement a revolutionary scriptless test automation product. Fanfare is funded by Matrix Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Focus Ventures.

Troux Technologies, Inc. 
Troux Technologies bridges the gap between IT and business architectures, seamlessly linking the business with the underlying IT assets, creating visibility into IT value delivery. This integrated view of business processes aligned with IT supports the CIOs highest-priority strategic initiatives, and can enable reduction in IT costs and cycle times, as well as increased business value delivered. The company is funded by Austin Ventures and Greylock Partners.

Vocalocity, Inc.
(Acquired by ZivVa in June 2006)
Vocalocity provided the only VoiceXML and SALT platform software designed specifically to enable OEM and VAR partners to deliver unique, open telephony solutions – faster and with an unprecedented level of control. The company was funded by Sutter Hill Ventures and HIG Ventures.

   
Internet:  

Farecast, Inc. 
Farecast is utilizing predictive technologies and data-mining techniques to deliver an innovative, leisure-focused, online travel experience. The company evolved from a University of Washington research project, led by computer science professor and Internet search expert Oren Etzioni. Farecast is funded by Greylock Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures and Madrona Venture Group.

Flixster, Inc. 
Flixster is an online community for movie fans of all types. The website provides users with a place to find others who share their tastes and through them discover new movies that they will love. Flixster is already one of the largest movie sites on the web with over 15 million registered users and over 500 million movie ratings. The company is funded by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

MySpace, Inc.
(Acquired by News Corp/Fox Interactive in Sept. 2005)
MySpace provides an online social networking site that allows users to meet others with similar interests. Individuals can create private communities where they can share photos, journals, interests and the like. The company was funded by Redpoint Ventures and VantagePoint Venture Partners.

Zazzle.com, Inc. 
Zazzle is an online customized products marketplace for consumer enthusiasts to share and celebrate their interests by creating apparel, posters, cards, stamps and more. The company combines on-demand manufacturing, a robust community, a collection of customizable digital images and personalization tools to empower consumers to create their own products. Zazzle is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Ram Shriram/Sherpalo Ventures.

   
Consumer:  

Glu Mobile, Inc.
(IPO in March 2007; NASDAQ: GLUU)
Glu Mobile is a leading developer and global publisher of mobile entertainment. With more than 100 entertainment applications - including games, ringtones, screens and information - Glu publishes both original titles and entertainment products based on major consumer brands, including Atari, FOX Sports and Nickelodeon. The company is funded by New Enterprise Associates, BA Venture Partners, Granite Global Ventures, Sienna Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners and Time Warner Investments.

ZING Systems, Inc. 
(Acquired by Dell Inc. in August 2007)
ZING Systems provides a platform of software and services (ZING mobile entertainment engine) that enables the next generation of mobile entertainment to be always connected and ready to play. By partnering with leading brands, the company is mobilizing digital media devices that combine live, always-on wireless and digital streams with integrated playback and playlist management. ZING Systems is funded by Redpoint Ventures and IDG Ventures.

   
Hardware:  

Aquest Systems Corporation 
Aquest Systems is developing automation systems for IC fabs. The company’s first product is designed to increase manufacturing productivity and reduce costs. Aquest is funded by Menlo Ventures, Walden Venture Capital and Global Catalyst Partners.

C2 Appliance Incorporated 
C2 Appliance is currently in stealth mode. The company is funded by Accel Partners, Greylock Partners and Mayfield Fund.

Conformative Systems, Inc.
(Acquired by Intel Corporation in October 2005)
Conformative Systems was a developer of high performance computer systems that dramatically increased application performance while reducing cost and complexity in the enterprise data center. The company was funded by Austin Ventures and Charles River Ventures.

Copan Systems, Inc. 
Copan Systems is revolutionizing the rules of storage. With its radically new architecture, the company is filling the hole in the hierarchy, delivering disk-based storage and reliability at the price and scale of tape. Copan Systems is funded by Austin Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Pequot Ventures and Credit Suisse.

Qumranet, Inc. 
Qumranet is developing virtualization solutions for enterprise datacenters. The company is funded by Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners.

Silver Peak Systems, Inc. 
Silver Peak Systems enables global enterprises to centralize branch office infrastructure and improve application performance across a Wide Area Network. The company pioneered Local Instance Networking, a technology that reduces "server sprawl" and achieves exceptional acceleration for all applications, including bulk TCP applications, file transfer services, real-time applications like Citrix, media applications and VoIP in an application transparent manner. Silver Peak is funded by Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners and Duff Ackerman & Goodrich.

   
Alternative Energy:

Cobalt Technologies, Inc. 
Cobalt is developing technologies that will help overcome the limitations of biofuels that are available today. Cobalt will combine assets and capabilities to develop an industry-wide solution that will lower the cost of producing biofuels, create a more economical distribution model for biofuel, increase consumer access to biofuels, and introduce butanol to the industry as a second generation biofuel. The company is funded by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Burrill and Company and @Ventures.

LanzaTech NZ Ltd. 
LanzaTech has developed a proprietary platform for producing lowest-cost fuel ethanol in any industrialized geography, at a much larger scale than is currently being envisioned elsewhere. The company is funded by Khosla Ventures.

Mascoma Corporation 
Mascoma is developing bio and process technologies for cost-effective conversion of cellulosic biomass and is forming a broad set of commercialization partnerships to bring these innovations into production. The company is funded by General Catalyst Partners, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and VantagePoint Venture Partners.

Miasole’  
Miasolé produces solar cells using thin-film technologies and proprietary manufacturing processes. The company employs its patented Dual Cylindrical Rotating Magnetrons and a roll-to-roll vacuum coating system in order to produce highly efficient and very low cost solar cells. Miasole’ is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Firelake Strategic Fund and Garage Technology Partners.

Solyndra, Inc.  
Solyndra is currently in stealth mode. The company is funded by Redpoint Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and CMEA Ventures.

ZeaChem, Inc. 
ZeaChem uses innovative fermentation and chemical process technologies to change the economics of renewable, cellulosic ethanol. The company is funded by Mohr Davidow Ventures and FireLake Capital Management.

   
Medical Devices: 

Access Closure, Inc. 
Access Closure is developing a state of the art, simple, and effective means to repair arterial puncture sites during diagnostic or therapeutic vascular interventions. The company is funded by Three Arch Partners, Onset Ventures and New Leaf Venture Partners.

Aesthera Corporation 
Aesthera develops, manufactures and sells light-based aesthetic treatment systems based on proprietary Photopneumatic Technology (PPx) that is more effective than currently available methods for hair removal, skin rejuvenation and treatment of vascular and pigmented lesions. The company is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Adams Street Partners and MedVenture Associates.

Aptus Endosystems, Inc. 
Aptus Endosystems develops medical devices for the endovascular repair of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms. The company is funded by U.S. Venture Partners, Pequot Ventures, Prism Venture Partners and Baird Venture Partners.

Arbor Surgical Technologies, Inc. 
Arbor Surgical Technologies is developing products for the heart valve and valve repair markets, improving cardiac procedures with easy to use devices. Its products range from simple tissue approximation devices for use with existing valve products to a sophisticated tissue valve. Arbor Surgical is funded by Delphi Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Three Arch Partners and Baird Venture Partners.

Baxano, Inc. 
Baxano is currently in stealth mode. The company is funded by Prospect Venture Partners and Three Arch Partners.

Confluent Surgical, Inc.
(Acquired by US Surgical/Tyco in July 2006) 
Confluent Surgical was the leading innovator in the field of surgical sealants and adhesion barriers for use in neurosurgery, gynecologic and general surgery. The company was funded by Schroder Venture Life Sciences, Three Arch Partners, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures and Cross Atlantic Partners.

Elemé Medical, Inc. 
Elemé Medical is an emerging aesthetic medical device company delivering technology for body shaping based on science. The company's SmoothShapes System™ is a painless, non-invasive multi-wavelength laser-based system that works gradually and effectively to improve the appearance of cellulite by reducing its underlying cause: subcutaneous fat. Elemé Medical is funded by Three Arch Partners.

I-Therapeutix, Inc. 
I-Therapeutix is a medical device company that is currently engaged in the development of in situ formed hydrogel therapeutic products specifically for ophthalmology. The company is funded by Three Arch Partners and Versant Ventures.

Kerberos Proximal Solutions, Inc.
(Acquired by FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. in Sept. 2006)
Kerberos Proximal Solutions developed products for improved vascular treatments. The company’s first product, the Rinspiration System, is a single catheter-based medical device for simultaneous rinsing and aspiration. Kerberos’ disclosed investors were Three Arch Partners and Research Corporation Technology.

LipoSonix, Inc. 
LipoSonix is an early-stage medical device company focused on the development of proprietary technology for noninvasive cosmetic surgery applications. Current product development efforts are targeted at the aesthetic body contouring market. The company is funded by Versant Ventures, Schroder Life Sciences, Delphi Ventures, Three Arch Partners and Carlyle Venture Partners.

Pegasus Biologics, Inc. 
Pegasus Biologics uses proprietary biotechnologies to manufacture and sterilize bioimplants for use in soft tissue reinforcement, specifically for orthopedics, sports medicine and neurosurgical and spine applications. Pegasus Biologics is funded by Three Arch Partners and Frazier Healthcare Ventures.

Reliant Technologies, Inc. 
Reliant Technologies develops and manufactures medical devices featuring breakthrough laser technology that stimulates the body to replace aged and photo-damaged skin. The company’s proprietary Fraxel SR laser enables clinicians worldwide to provide the positive results of ablative skin resurfacing with the much less invasive biological response and speedy healing of non-ablative cosmetic treatment. Reliant Technologies is funded by Three Arch Partners, Delphi Ventures and Meritech Capital Partners.

Satiety, Inc. 
Satiety is developing innovative tools for use by endoscopists and gastrointestinal surgeons. The company is pursuing multiple products and applications, with technology to support the treatment of obesity as a long-term goal. Satiety is funded by Venrock Associates, Three Arch Partners and Morgenthaler.

SentreHEART, Inc. 
SentreHEART is developing catheter based solutions to address unmet clinical needs. The company is funded by Prospect Venture Partners and U.S. Venture Partners.

Visiogen, Inc. 
Visiogen is developing a dual-optic accommodating intraocular lens, called Synchrony, for the treatment of age-related vision loss. In combination with the lens, the company is also developing a preloaded injector for easy lens implantation. Visiogen is funded by Prospect Venture Partners, Three Arch Partners, the Sprout Group and CMEA Ventures.

   
Biopharma:  

Cogentus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 
Cogentus Pharmaceuticals’ mission is to serve patients by improving the therapeutic profiles of existing, proven drugs in ways that take full advantage of their strengths while overcoming their well understood limitations. By combining complementary characteristics of two or more drugs, Cogentus creates new products that have additive or synergistic impact. Cogentus is funded by Prospect Venture Partners and Ridgeback Capital.

Phenomix Corporation 
Phenomix discovers and develops best-in-class inhibitors of targets that have already been shown to be therapeutically relevant to major medical markets. The company’s lead program is a DPP4 inhibitor for treatment of Type II diabetes. Phenomix’ second program is an NS3/4A protease inhibitor for treatment of Hepatitis C. The company is funded by Delphi Ventures, Alta Partners, Soffinova Ventures, JP Morgan Partners, CMEA Ventures and Nomura Phase4 Ventures.

 
 
 
 
 
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