Aperto bags $240K more for Wimax equipment

WiMax equipment provider Aperto Networks has raised $240,000 more in equity, according to a filing with the SEC. It just raised $537,000 at the end of October. Based in Milpitas, Calif., the company is backed by Alliance Ventures, Canaan Partners, GunnAllen Venture Partners, Quicksilver Ventures, Tyco Ventures, Innovacom and Jafco Ventures. It has now raised more than $160 million to date.

Xceive takes in $378K for RFID circuits

Xceive, maker of RFID-based circuits used in a range of electronic devices, has brought in $378,000 in promissory notes, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in Santa Clara, Calif., it is backed by Sequoia Capital, Alliance Ventures, BA Venture Partners and Ignite Group.

Aperto takes $537K for WiMax networks

WiMax equipment provider Aperto Networks has brought in $537,000 in equity, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in Milpitas, Calif., the company is backed by Alliance Ventures, Canaan Partners, GunnAllen Venture Partners, Innovacom, Jafco Ventures, JK&B Capital, Quicksilver Ventures and Tyco Ventures.

WiMax vendor Aperto adds $170K after raising millions

WiMax equipment provider Aperto Networks has raised $170,000 in debt financing from undisclosed investors. Based in Milpitas, Calif., the company is actually one of the wealthiest in the space, having raised $159 million from Alliance Venture, Canaan Partners, GunnAllen Venture Partners, Innovacom, JAFCO Ventures, JK&B Capital, Quicksilver Ventures and Tyco Ventures, reports VentureWire.

Aperto makes WiMax base stations and network equipment for purposes ranging from residential-size deployments to full scale commercial. It also makes a base… Continue Reading

Aperto Networks, a WiMax equipment maker, gets $20M

Aperto Networks might come across as a new startup, having been in the wireless headlines lately with WiMax product announcements. However, the company is nine years old and has taken a massive $159 million in venture funding since its inception.

It makes WiMax base stations and network equipment for purposes ranging from residential-size deployments to full scale commercial. It also makes a base station that supports both fixed and mobile WiMax at the same time.

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Cavium Networks has strong IPO

Cavium Networks, the Mountain View, Calif. semiconductor company saw its stock price rise a strong 22 percent in trading after its initial public offering.

Cavium provides semiconductor processors for networking equipment that processes voice, video and data content. The company is losing money.

Venture capital firms invested more than $60 million into the company since 2000. Menlo Ventures is the largest shareholder, with 25 percent ownership, down from 29.9 percent pre-IPO, followed by Alliance Ventures, which owns… Continue Reading

Cavium proposes IPO terms

Cavium Networks, a Santa Clara, Ca. company that makes processors for networking, wireless and storage has set its proposed IPO terms to 6.25 million common shares at $10 to $12 per share.

Cavium has raised more than $60 million in financing from firms like Menlo Ventures (owner of 29.98 percent of the company), Alliance Ventures (13.89 percent), Diamondhead Ventures (9.19 percent) and NeoCarta Ventures (5.46%).

Cavium, semiconductor company, files for $86M IPO

Cavium Networks, a Mountain View semiconductor company, has filed for an initial public offering to raise as much as $86.25 million.

Venture backers include Menlo Ventures, which owns nearly 30 percent of the company, Alliance Ventures, which owns about 14 percent, Diamondhead Ventures (9 percent) and NeoCarta Ventures (5.5 percent).

The company lost a net $9 million for the year endeing Dec. 31, compared to a net loss of about $11.7 million compared t the year before.

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Aperto, a WiMAX base station maker, raises $19M

Aperto Networks, builder of WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, said it has raised $19 million in a fifth round of capital, bringing the company’s total funding so far to a considerable $139 million.

Here is the announcement:

The latest infusion was led by GunnAllen Venture Partners and included participation existing investors including JK&B Capital, Canaan Partners, Alliance Ventures, Innovacom, JAFCO, Labrador Ventures, and Tyco.