Aprius lands $20M for high-speed server interconnects
Aprius, a developer of high-speed bandwidth interconnect systems, brought in $20 million in second-round funding from Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and New Enterprise Associates. Previously, the Sunnyvale, Calif. company had raised $11 million. Its technology lets companies pool their server resources for fast, communal use.
Secretive computer interconnect start-up, Aprius, raises $11M
Aprius, a secretive Sunnyvale company focused on the “high-speed computer interconnect field,” said it has raised $11 million in a first round of funding.
Lightspeed Ventures Partners and NEA led the financing round.
Here is the company’s statement.
Aprius was founded in June 2006 by three former Intel employees, one of them a former Intel Fellow. The founders arrived at Intel after working for LightLogic, a startup that built 10 Gigabit Ethernet optical transceivers and was acquired… Continue Reading
Aprius raises money for secretive optical company
Aprius, a Sunnyvale start-up that remains secretive, has raised an undiclosed amount of money from Lightspeed Capital Partners and New Enterprise Associates.
VentureBeat has heard it is working on an optical communications technology.
Chief executive Marc Verdiell said he isn’t ready to reveal any details. Verdiell founded Lightlogic, a company that provided 10 Gb/s Ethernet optical transceivers, which was bought by Intel in 2001.
Christophe Schaepe, of LightSpeed, and Forest Baskett, of NEA led the investment are on… Continue Reading