Cisco acquires email startup PostPath for $215M
Networking giant Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire an email startup called PostPath for $215 million.
To explain the acquisition, Cisco touts PostPath’s security, scalability and compatibility with other email solutions — the Linux-based email service’s interoperability with Microsoft Exchange has been a selling point in… Continue Reading
Microsoft acquires DATAllegro data warehouse appliance company
Microsoft has acquired data warehouse appliance maker DATAllegro in an attempt to strengthen its presence in the enterprise business intelligence market.
DATAllegro specializes in large-volume, high-performance data warehouse appliances with anywhere from 1 terabyte of data to hundreds of terabytes. Microsoft said the addition of DATAllegro… Continue Reading
Planning for IPO, Mimosa raises another $17M for electronic archiving
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Mimosa Systems, a startup that helps companies archive emails and other files, has raised a $17 million fourth round of funding. Mimosa calls the latest financing a “mezzanine round,” meaning it should be the last round before an IPO.
The kind of comprehensive archiving that Mimosa… Continue Reading
FireEye raises $14.5M for botnet protection
FireEye has raised $14.5 million in a third round of funding to continue its efforts to protect consumers and businesses from “botnets”, which are networks of infected and remotely controlled computers.
Ashar Aziz, the company’s founder and chief executive, says FireEye complements traditional antivirus and security… Continue Reading
E-commerce company MarketLive raises $20M
MarketLive, a provider of e-commerce retail technology and services, has raised a new $20 million round of financing. Backers include new investors JAFCO Ventures and Northgate Capital, as well as Sequoia Capital, Sigma Partners, Globespan Capital and others.
MarketLive was founded in 1995, and it’s still… 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… Continue Reading
Voltage raises $12M more for encryption technology
Voltage Security, a Palo Alto, Calif. company that offers encryption technology to large companies to protect their data, said it has raised $ 12 million fourth round of financing.
Trident Capital led the round with participation from existing investors including Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures,… Continue Reading
JAFCO Ventures raises $150M fund
JAFCO Ventures, a Palo Alto venture capital firm with ties to an established venture firm in Japan called JAFCO, said it has raised $150 million to invest in technology companies.
General partner Joe Horowitz said the firm invests in the communications, components, digital media, Internet, software… Continue Reading
41st Parameter raises $10.07M more for anti-fraud software
41st Parameter, a Scottsdale, Arizona company that helps retail companies prevent online fraud, said it has raised $10.07 million in a third round of funding.
The financing was led by JAFCO Ventures, with participation from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Norwest Venture Partners.
The company’s statement… Continue Reading
GTronix, fabless chip company, raises $10.25M more
GTronix, a Fremont, Calif. fabless chip company, has raised $10.25 million in a third round of funding, according to a regulatory filing cited by Pe Wire. Jafco Ventures was joined by return backer Menlo Ventures.
Solidcore raises $10M for tracking changes across IT systems
Solidcore Systems, a Palo Alto, Calif. provider of technology that tracks and controls changes across a company’s IT systems, has raised $10 million in a fourth round of venture capital financing.
The round was led by JAFCO Ventures, and included existing backers Matrix Partners, Menlo Ventures… Continue Reading
Mimosa raises $17M for email archiving
Mimosa Systems, an email archiving company based in Santa Clara, has raised $17 million in a third round of financing, and plans to use the cash expand into Europe and Japan.
The market for archiving is strong, and Mimosa trails companies such as Zantaz, of Pleasanton,… Continue Reading
Oodle, giving you classifieds — with a touch of help
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Oodle, the San Mateo, Calif. online classifieds company has oodles of competition, but venture capitalists have invested $11 million more to help it stand out.
On its face, Oodle is not that different from Craigslist, and other classifieds startups, such as Edgeio, LiveDeal and Vflyer, to… Continue Reading
Infinera, optical networking company, files for IPO, at long last
Infinera, the Sunnyvale, Calif. fiber-optic equipment company that says its technology is superior to existing offerings, has filed to go public, submitting its registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise about $150 million.
It isn’t profitable, but sales are showing momentum.
It brought in $44.3… Continue Reading
GroundWork Open Source, an IT management co., raises $12.5M
GroundWork Open Source, a San Francisco open source IT operations management company, has raised a $12.5 million in a third round of financing, according to VentureWire (sub required)
The round was led by new investor Jafco Ventures, and included SAP Ventures and existing backers Canaan Partners… Continue Reading
Devicescape connects your device to WiFi hotspots
Devicescape releases a software today that connects any of your WiFi devices automatically to a WiFi hotspot or muni network.
This is significant, because more cellphones are being equipped with WiFi, as the cost of WiFI chips hit bottom rates of $2. And by accessing WiFi… Continue Reading
Digital display component co., Miradia, raises around $15M
Miradia, a Sunnyvale start-up building digital micro displays components, has raised around $15 million in third-round funding, according to PE Week. Return backers include Global Catalyst Partners, Jafco Ventures, Sequoia Capital, VentureTech Alliance and Worldview Technology Partners, the report said.