Recently Announced Venture Capital Deals
Issuer | Round Close | Round # | Amount (M) | Lead Investors |
CoreOptics GmbH Nuernberg, Germany Optical networking solutions | 9/10/2002 | 3 | $21.5 | Atila Ventures; Crescendo Venture Management LLC, High Tech Private Equity; TVM Techno Venture Management |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. Los Gatos, CA Analog power IC system solutions | 9/10/2002 | 3 | $16.7 | Acer Technology Ventures; InveStar Capital Inc., BA Venture Partners |
Cenix BioScience GmbH Dresden,Germany Therapeutics using genomics technology | 9/10/2002 | 2 | $4.9 | BankInvest Group AS; Heidelberg Innovation GmbH, EMBL Venture Capital Partners GmbH; TechnoStart GmbH |
Zeevo Inc. Santa Clara, CA Fabless semiconductors for the communications market | 9/9/2002 | 5 | $20.0 | Focus Ventures; Sequoia Capital, Raza Venture Fund; WK Associates |
Banter Technology Inc. San Francisco Tools to analyze text and access data | 9/9/2002 | 6 | $18.0 | Financial Technology Ventures; Mayfield Fund, Lucent Venture Partners Inc. |
Proficient Networks Inc. San Francisco Internet routing appliances | 9/9/2002 | 2 | $12.5 | BV Capital; Horizon Ventures , Canaan Partners; El Dorado Ventures |
Velant Inc. Atlanta e-logistic decision technologies | 9/9/2002 | 2 | $10.0 | 3i Capital Corp., Matrix Partners |
Light Connect Inc. Newark, CA Components for dynamically configurable optical networks | 9/9/2002 | 3 | $9.0 | Morgenthaler Ventures; Optical Capital Group, Sevin Rosen Funds; U.S. Trust Company of New York |
Peninsula Pharmaceuticals Inc. Graton, CA Pharmaceutical company focused on anti-infective products | 9/6/2002 | 2 | $22.0 | Domain Associates LLC |
Refractec Inc. Irvine, CA Non-laser alternative for in-office refractive vision correction | 9/6/2002 | 6 | $20.1 | Digital Ventures,TH Lee Putnam Ventures LP |
PlayNetwork Inc. Redmond, WA Digital music programming for CDs | 9/6/2002 | 2 | $4.4 | Chartwell Capital Management Co. |
CellzDirect Tucson, AZ Cell products for the biopharmaceutical industry | 9/6/2002 | 1 | $3.4 | Solstice Capital; Tucson Ventures, Technology Funding; Village Ventures Inc. |
RYLA Teleservices Inc. Woodstock, GA Call center services to the business information industry | 9/6/2002 | 1 | $0.5 | Sustainable Jobs Fund |
Clarity Payment Solutions New York Electronic, prepaid payment solutions | 9/5/2002 | 1 | $6.4 | Allfirst, Espirito Santo Financial Group |
Construction Software Technologies Inc. West Chester, OH Online construction information for contractors | 9/4/2002 | 1 | $5.5 | Chrysalis Ventures, River Cities Capital Funds |
Waveset Technologies Inc. Austin, TX Software that enables B2B online interaction | 9/3/2002 | 4 | $13.0 | AV Labs; Austin Ventures LP, Lightspeed Venture Partners; Origin Partners |
ePartners Inc. Irving, TX eBusiness software for emerging middle market | 9/3/2002 | 9 | $10.0 | Austin Ventures LP; Texas Growth Fund Management, Capital Resource Partners |
Axerra Networks Inc. Boca Raton, FL Internet Protocol producer | 9/3/2002 | 2 | $10.0 | TLcom Capital Partners Ltd. |
TomoTherapy Inc. Madison, WI Develops precise radiation technology | 9/3/2002 | 5 | $9.0 | Endeavor Capital Management |
Divergence Inc. Saint Louis Genetic codes of parasitic nematodes | 9/3/2002 | 2 | $3.0 | Prolog Ventures LLC |
Les Chais Beaucairois Beaucaire Cedex, France Wine producer | 9/2/2002 | 1 | $23.0 | Duke Street Capital |
BitBand Technologies Ltd. Tel Aviv Develops appliances for broadband IP networks | 9/1/2002 | 1 | $6.0 | Fantine Group; Kardan Group, Sequoia Capital |
Color Kinetics Boston Digital lighting producers | 8/29/2002 | 3 | $17.0 | Individuals |
u-Nav Microelectronics Irvine, CA Products for the wireless communications market | 8/29/2002 | 3 | $10.0 | Danske Private Equity A/S; iSherpa Capital, Shelter Capital Partners LLC |
Icode Inc. Chantilly, VA Software solutions | 8/29/2002 | 1 | $4.0 | Updata Venture Partners |
TekConnect Cherry Hill, NJ Computer integration services | 8/29/2002 | 2 | $3.0 | Undisclosed Investor |
LaGarde Inc. Lawrence, KS Business applications software for the Internet | 8/29/2002 | 1 | $0.5 | Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. |
Galileo Genomics St-Laurent, Canada Gene research | 8/14/2002 | 3 | $3.5 | Investissment Dejardins; HBM BioVentures AG,, MVI Sverige AB; Bio Fund of Finland |
Arxan Technologies Inc. Wheaton, IL Network security software | 8/14/2002 | 1 | $3.0 | Trident Capital |
NuVox Communications Inc. Chesterfield, MO Integrated communication and application services | 8/13/2002 | 5 | $66.0 | BA Venture Partners; Boston Millennia Partners, Centennial Ventures; Flagship Ventures; GE Equity |
Nobex Corp. Durham, NC Drug delivery systems | 8/13/2002 | 7 | $35.0 | AEA Investors, Odlander Fredrikson & Co. |
Annie’s Homegrown Wakefield, MA Operates a natural and organic food brand | 8/13/2002 | 1 | $20.0 | Solera Capital |
Adjuvantix Ltd. Sheffield, UK Vaccine research | 8/13/2002 | 2 | $0.4 | Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity |
Corixa Corp. Seattle Cancer treatments | 8/12/2002 | 7 | $45.0 | BA Venture Partners; Frazier & Co.; InterWest Partners; JPMorgan Partners; KBL Healthcare Ventures |
RLX Technologies Inc. The Woodlands, TX Server platforms | 8/12/2002 | 2 | $15.0 | ComVentures; First Dallas Group; Ignition Partners; Soros Fund Management; Sternhill Partners |
Nextance Inc. Redwood City, CA Intellectual property management | 8/12/2002 | 3 | $10.6 | 21VC Partners; El Dorado Ventures; Onset Ventures |
PictureIQ Seattle, WA Digital imaging technology | 8/12/2002 | 4 | $6.0 | Digital Partners; Granite Venture Capital Corp., Granite Ventures |
Ecutel Inc. Alexandria, VA Mobile Internet communications software | 8/12/2002 | 2 | $4.5 | Updata Venture Partners |
ParinGenix Charlotte, NC Drug development | 8/12/2002 | 1 | $4.0 | Academy Funds; Research Corp. Technologies |
Sentori Inc. Laurel, MD Billing and customer care services | 8/12/2002 | 2 | $3.0 | Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds; STI Ventures |
Iontas Ltd. Inishowen, UK Performance management solutions | 8/12/2002 | 2 | $0.6 | Mentor Capital Partners |
Xillix Technologies Corp. Richmond, Canada Cancer detection | 8/9/2002 | 1 | $10.0 | Business Development Bank of Canada, GrowthWorks Capital |
Photogen Technologies Inc. New Hope, PA Biotechnology | 8/8/2002 | 1 | $16.2 | Medical Imaging Innovation & Investments, New England Partners; Oxford Bioscience Partners |
Protiva Biotherapeutics Inc. Burnaby, Canada Drug development | 8/8/2002 | 2 | $3.5 | Bio FutureFund; Business Dev Bank of Canada; Growth, Works Capital; Kinetic Ventures; MDS Health Ventures |
Artech S.A. Paris Business intelligence software | 8/8/2002 | 2 | $2.9 | La Compagnie Financiere Edmond de Rothschild, Part’Com Management S.A., Wellington Partners |
A.M.T Yehuda, Israel Markets non-equilibrium solid state materials | 8/6/2002 | 1 | $5.0 | Elron Electronic Industries |
MCA Solutions Philadelphia Provides enterprise software solutions | 8/6/2002 | 1 | $4.0 | Battery Ventures LP, Longworth Venture Partners LP |
Cassium Technology Ltd. Twickenham, UK Business process enabled intranet and extranet solutions | 8/6/2002 | 1 | $1.6 | Bamboo Investments PLC, Close Venture Management |
Digital Insurance Atlanta Online insurance brokerage services | 8/6/2002 | 3 | $1.5 | Internet HealthCare Group |
Wificon Technologies Oy Helsinki, Finland Management software for broadband Internet use | 8/6/2002 | 1 | $1.5 | 3i Group PLC |
Juniper Financial Wilmington, DE A consumer-credit card company and bank | 8/5/2002 | 4 | $50.0 | CIBC Bank, CIBC Resourcing |
Flamenco Networks Alpharetta, GA Self-contained XML transport network for the Web | 8/5/2002 | 3 | $7.4 | Cordova Ventures; Noro-Moseley Partners, Flagship Ventures |