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 | 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.
Our co-investors in Aquantia are 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.
Our co-investors in the company are Bessemer Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, JAFCO Ventures, Panasonic Venture Group and others. |
 | Newport Media, Inc. Newport Media is a fabless semiconductor company developing systems solutions for audio and video broadcast reception in mobile terminals and handsets.
Our co-investors in the company are Benchmark Capital, Venrock Associates, Global Catalyst Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Duff Ackerman & Goodrich. |
 | Quorum Systems, Inc. (Acquired by Spreadtrum Communications in Jan. 2008) Quorum Systems
was a fabless semiconductor company focused on developing single-chip CMOS multi-mode, multi-band radio frequency (RF) transceiver integrated circuits.
Our co-investors in the company were 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.
Our co-investors in the company were Benchmark Capital and Greylock Partners. |
 | SiPort Inc. SiPort is developing silicon solutions to receive digital multimedia broadcast for the mobile market.
Our co-investors in the company are Lightspeed Venture Partners, Morgenthaler and Intel Capital. |
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 | 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.
Our co-investors in the company were Charles River Ventures, Battery Ventures, Comcast Interactive Capital and STAR Ventures. |
 | 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.
Our co-investors in Jasper Wireless are Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, Bridgescale Partners, DAG Ventures, Integral Capital Partners and Crescendo Ventures.
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 | LifeSize Communications, Inc.
(Acquired by Logitech International in December 2009) LifeSize Communications
was 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.
Our co-investors in the company were Austin Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and Lehman Brothers Venture Partners. |
 | Movius Interactive Corporation (formerly
IP Unity) Movius 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.
Our co-investors in Movius are Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Battery Ventures and New Enterprise Associates. |
 | 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.
Our co-investors in the company are Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Accel Partners, Focus Ventures and Comcast Interactive Ventures. |
 | Trapeze Networks, Inc.
(Acquired by Belden Inc. in July 2008) Trapeze Networks delivered the power of business applications and services to the mobile enterprise workforce. The company's wireless LAN Mobility System enhanced productivity, introduced new efficiencies and accelerated
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. Our
co-investors in the company were Accel Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Castile Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and Duff Ackerman & Goodrich. |
 | WiChorus, Inc.
(Acquired by Tellabs in December 2009)
WiChorus was an industry leader in Smart 4G Packet Core infrastructure
products. The company’s purpose-built SmartCore platform’s unmatched
performance with integrated network intelligence enabled operators to deploy
smart HSPA, LTE and WiMAX networks that optimized network resources, delivered
new revenue generating services and monetized the Internet. Our co-investors
in WiChorus were Redpoint Ventures, Accel Partners and Mayfield Fund. |
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| Software: |
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 | BlueKai, Inc.
BlueKai has created the first online data exchange designed with consumer
transparency and control in mind. By aggregating valuable shopping and
research activities across the Internet, BlueKai is building the world's
largest database of true intenders. Unlike ad networks, BlueKai does not
sell ads or impressions, it simply provides data on-demand for marketers, ad
networks or publishers to boost the quality and scale of ad targeting
initiatives. The company is funded by Redpoint Ventures and Battery
Ventures. |
 | eBureau, LLC eBureau provides predictive scoring and information services that improve the outcomes of marketing & lead generation, credit risk management, fraud prevention and receivables management efforts for multichannel marketers, financial services companies and agencies. Our co-investors in the company are Redpoint Ventures and Split Rock Partners. |
 | 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,
was 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.
Our co-investors in JBoss were Matrix Partners and Accel Partners. |
 | Kazeon Systems, Inc.
(Acquired by EMC Corporation in September 2009)
Kazeon Systems helped enterprises manage unstructured data and allowed them to slash file management costs and lower compliance and litigation risk. The company’s integrated solution catalogued and classified file data, enforced policies that dictated when and where files are archived, and made information retrieval fast and easy.
Our co-investors in Kazeon were 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.
Our co-investors in Kontiki were 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.
Our co-investors in the company are U.S. Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Bay Partners. |
 | Pluck Corporation (Acquired by Demand Media, Inc. in March 2008) Pluck developed social media software solutions that helped transform how publishers, media sites and major brands engaged 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 helped its customers more easily consume and leverage the new open content model that had emerged as the cornerstone of Web 2.0.
Our co-investors in Pluck were Austin Ventures, Mayfield Fund and Reuters. |
 | Qumranet, Inc. (Acquired by Red Hat, Inc. in September 2008) Qumranet developed virtualization solutions for enterprise datacenters.
Our co-investors in the company were Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners. |
 | Right Media, Inc.
(Acquired by Yahoo! Inc. in July 2007) Right Media helped advertisers, ad networks and publishers trade online media more efficiently. Every participant on Yield Manager, the company’s ad management platform, bought or
sold 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 ensured that buyers extended reach and met their goals, while sellers allocated every impression for maximum revenue.
Our co-investors in Right Media were 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.
Our co-investors in Fanfare
are 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.
Our co-investors in the company are 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.
Our co-investors in the company were Sutter Hill Ventures and HIG Ventures. |
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| Internet: |
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 | Farecast, Inc. (Acquired by Microsoft Corporation in April 2008) Farecast utilized 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.
Our co-investors in Farecast were 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. Our co-investor in the company is Lightspeed Venture Partners. |
 | MySpace, Inc.
(Acquired by News Corp/Fox Interactive in Sept. 2005) MySpace provided an online social networking site that allowed users to meet others with similar interests. Individuals could create private communities where they could share photos, journals, interests and the like.
Our co-investors in the company were Redpoint Ventures and VantagePoint Venture Partners. |
 | Quidsi, Inc.
Quidsi, Inc. is the parent company of Diapers.com, which is the largest
online baby care specialty site in the United States, offering everything
moms and dads need for their babies, including diapers, wipes, formula, baby
food, shampoo, strollers and more. The company makes life easier for parents
by offering the lowest prices online, along with the convenience of fast,
free next-day shipping and a level of customer service that is shockingly
great. Our co-investors in Quidsi include Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture
Partners and New Enterprise Associates. |
 | SocialVibe, Inc.
SocialVibe is the leading social media network for monetizing branded micro
transactions. Our co-investors in the company are Redpoint Ventures and
JAFCO Technology Partners. |
 | StumbleUpon, Inc.
StumbleUpon helps people discover and share great websites. As a user clicks
Stumble!, the service delivers high-quality pages matched to the user’s
personal preferences. These pages have been explicitly recommended by that
user’s friends or one of 8 million+ other websurfers with similar interests.
Our co-investors in the company include Accel Partners, August Capital and
Sherpalo Ventures. |
 | 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.
Our co-investors in Zazzle are Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Ram Shriram/Sherpalo Ventures. |
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 | Chegg, Inc.
Chegg.com is the leading online textbook rental company. Chegg.com
introduced its textbook rental service in 2007 and continues to offer
students an economical alternative to purchasing expensive college
textbooks. Our co-investors in the company are Kleiner Perkins Caufield &
Byers, Foundation Capital, Gabriel Venture Partners, Primera and others. |
 | 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.
Our co-investors in the company were New Enterprise Associates, BA Venture Partners, Granite Global Ventures, Sienna Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners and Time Warner Investments. |
 | Pandora Media, Inc.
Pandora provides personalized Internet radio service on the PC, in the home
and on mobile devices including the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones.
Playlists are user-specific and are based on the Music Genome Project, which
is the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken. Our
co-investors in the company include Greylock Partners, Crosslink Ventures,
Walden Venture Capital and Labrador Ventures. |
 | ZING Systems, Inc.
(Acquired by Dell Inc. in August 2007)
ZING Systems provided a platform of software and services (ZING mobile entertainment engine) that enabled the next generation of mobile entertainment to be always connected and ready to play. By partnering with leading brands, the company mobilized digital media devices that combined live, always-on wireless and digital streams with integrated playback and playlist management.
Our co-investors in ZING Systems were Redpoint Ventures and IDG Ventures. |
 | Zipcar, Inc.
Zipcar is the world's leading car-sharing service with members and vehicles
in urban areas and college campuses throughout North America as well as in
London, England. The company is funded by Benchmark Capital, Greylock
Partners and Revolution. |
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 | 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.
Our co-investors in the company were Austin Ventures and Charles River Ventures. |
 | 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.
Our co-investors in Silver Peak are Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners and Duff Ackerman & Goodrich. |
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 | 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.
Our co-investors in the company are 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.
Our co-investor in the company is 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.
Our co-investors in the company are General Catalyst Partners, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and VantagePoint Venture Partners. |
 | ZeaChem, Inc. ZeaChem uses innovative fermentation and chemical process technologies to change the economics of renewable, cellulosic ethanol.
Our co-investors in the company are Mohr Davidow Ventures and FireLake Capital Management. |
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 | 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.
Our co-investors in Miasole’ are Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Firelake Strategic Fund and Garage Technology Partners. |
 | Solyndra, Inc.
Solyndra designs and manufactures photovoltaic systems, comprised of panels
and mounting hardware, for the commercial rooftop market. The company
employs high-volume manufacturing based on proven technologies and processes
to meet the needs of the global solar market. Using proprietary cylindrical
modules and thin-film technology, Solyndra systems are designed to provide
the lowest installed cost per system and the highest solar electrical energy
output for typical low slope commercial rooftops. Headquartered in Fremont,
CA, Solyndra operates a state-of-the-art 300,000-square-foot fully automated
manufacturing complex. Our co-investors in the company include Redpoint
Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, CMEA Ventures and Rockport Capital. |
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Energy Efficiency: |
 | Calera Corporation
Calera is dedicated to reversing global warming by capturing and storing
greenhouse gases in the built environment. Our co-investor in the company is
Khosla Ventures. |
 | Kaai, Inc.
(Merged with Soraa Inc. in May 2010) Kaai was founded in
2008 to commercialize a new generation of high efficiency Gallium Nitride
chip-based lasers for consumer, biomedical, defense and industrial
applications. Our co-investor in the company is Khosla Ventures. |
 | Topanga Technologies, Inc. Topanga is developing lighting products that would provide a 10x improvement over high intensity discharge lamps and LEDS for industrial and commercial applications. Our co-investor in the company is Khosla Ventures. |
 | Ze-gen, Inc. Ze-gen, Inc is a leading developer and integrator of waste gasification technology which converts construction and demolition waste (C&D) and municipal solid waste (MSW) into near zero-emissions syngas and electrical energy. Our co-investors in the company are Flagship Ventures and VantagePoint Venture Partners.
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 | 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.
Our co-investors in the company are Three Arch Partners, Onset Ventures and New Leaf Venture Partners. |
 | Baxano, Inc.
Baxano is focused on developing minimally invasive tools to restore spine
function and preserve healthy tissue.
Our co-investors in the company are 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.
Our co-investors in the company were Schroder Venture Life Sciences, Three Arch Partners, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures and Cross Atlantic Partners. |
 | 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, was a single catheter-based medical device for simultaneous rinsing and aspiration.
Our co-investors in Kerberos’ were Three Arch Partners and Research Corporation Technology. |
 | LipoSonix, Inc. (Acquired by
Medicis Pharmaceuticals Corp. in July 2008) LipoSonix was an early-stage medical device company focused on the development of proprietary technology for noninvasive cosmetic surgery applications.
Product development efforts were targeted at the aesthetic body contouring market.
Our co-investors in the company were Versant Ventures, Schroder Life Sciences, Delphi Ventures, Three Arch Partners and Carlyle Venture Partners. |
 | Lutonix, Inc. Lutonix is developing a drug-eluting balloon for the US and European interventional cardiology markets. Our co-investors in the company are Versant Ventures, Delphi Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and RiverVest Venture Management. |
 | Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. Ocular Therapeutix is a medical device company that is currently engaged in the development of in situ formed hydrogel therapeutic products specifically for ophthalmology. Our co-investors in the company are Three Arch Partners and Versant Ventures. |
 | Reliant Technologies, Inc.
(Acquired by Thermage, Inc. in January 2009)
Reliant Technologies developed and manufactured medical devices featuring breakthrough laser technology that stimulated the body to replace aged and photo-damaged skin. The company’s proprietary Fraxel SR laser enabled 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.
Our co-investors in Reliant Technologies were 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.
Our co-investors in Satiety are Venrock Associates, Three Arch Partners and Morgenthaler. |
 | SentreHEART, Inc. SentreHEART is developing catheter based solutions to address unmet clinical needs.
Our co-investors in the company are Prospect Venture Partners and U.S. Venture Partners. |
 | Sinexus, Inc. Sinexus is a medical device company that is pioneering novel therapies for Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) physicians to utilize in providing improved treatment for their patients. The company’s initial product is a therapeutic device for patients who have undergone endoscopic sinus surgery, a procedure to treat chronic rhinosinusitis. Our co-investors in Sinexus are Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and U.S. Venture Partners. |
 | Visiogen, Inc.
(Acquired by Abbott Laboratories in October 2009)
Visiogen developed a dual-optic accommodating intraocular lens, called Synchrony, for the treatment of age-related vision loss. In combination with the lens, the company
was also developing a preloaded injector for easy lens implantation.
Our co-investors in Visiogen were Prospect Venture Partners, Three Arch Partners, the Sprout Group and CMEA Ventures. |
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 | AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals is striving to improve the quality of medical care by bringing novel technologies to market that meet the needs of patients, physicians, regulators and payers. Our co-investors in the company are Three Arch Partners, Alta Partners and Skyline Ventures. |
 | APT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. APT Pharmaceuticals is a drug development company focused on repurposing well-characterized drugs for under-served populations. The company’s initial focus is on the pulmonary delivery of treatments to address unmet need for serious lung diseases. Our co-investors in APT are Three Arch Partners, Versant Ventures, InterWest Partners, Charter Life Sciences, Vivo Ventures and Great Point Partners. |
 | Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Calistoga Pharmaceuticals is developing multiple compounds selectively targeting the PI3K pathway that is known to be involved in certain cancers and inflammatory diseases. Our co-investors in the company are Frazier Healthcare Ventures, Three Arch Partners, Alta Partners and Amgen Ventures. |
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 | 1life Healthcare, Inc. 1Life Healthcare builds and manages next-generation medical offices that provide same-day appointments, online services and other premium healthcare services to urban professionals. Physicians who work in 1Life practices are able to deliver high quality medical care at lower costs primarily through IT-enabled process efficiency. Our co-investor in the company is Benchmark Capital. |
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