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3ware
3ware (acquired by AMCC) is the leader in high-capacity Serial ATA (SATA) and ATE RAID storage solutions. 3ware controllers combine enterprise-level performance and reliability.
USVP Contact:
Paul Matteucci
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@Road
@Road (acquired by Trimble) is a leading provider of mobile resource management (MRM) services. The company's LocationSmart platform seamlessly integrates complex wireless, Global Positioning System (GPS), hosted applications, transaction processing and Internet technologies.
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AMCC (AMCC)
Delivers comprehensive system solutions for communications infrastructure and enterprise storage networking, offering reduced development costs for OEMs and improved reliability for end users.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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Aptus Endosystems
Developing systems for treatment of peripheral vascular disease, including a new device to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young and Alan Kaganov
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Adify
Powers focused, brand-driven advertising networks. Adify's partners are able to extend their brands, increase their reach and grow their revenue by using Adify to aggregate niche, high-quality content sites and create customized, vertical ad networks.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors & Ted Maidenberg
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Advanced Cardiovascular Systems
Catheters for coronary angioplasty. ACS was acquired by Guidant which merged with Boston Scientific.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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Aerogen
Novel pharmaceutical products based on proprietary aerosolization technology for treatment of respiratory disorders in the critical care setting and inhalation systems for pulmonary delivery of insulin. Aerogen completed an IPO in November 2000 and was acquired by Nektar in October 2005.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young
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Agility
Agility (acquired by JDSU) is a leading supplier of tunable transponders and optical components for telecom infrastructure.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz and Paul Matteucci
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Akros Silicon
Provides integrated circuits for Power-over-Ethernet applications.
USVP Contact:
Chris Rust
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Alchemy
Alchemy (acquired by AMD) is a communications IC company, targeting wireless and wire-line applications in Internet edge devices.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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Altus Pharmaceuticals (ALTU)
Altus Pharmaceuticals develops and commercializes novel protein therapeutics for patients with chronic gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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Applied Biosystems (ABI)
Applied Biosystems (acquired by PerkinElmer), a business unit of Applera Corporation, serves the life sciences industry and research community by developing and marketing instrumant-based systems, consumables, software and services.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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Arradiance
Developing a maskless, massively parallel, direct-write e-beam source for semiconductor lithography and metrology.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu and Arati Prabhakar
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Artisan Components
ARM's Artisan standard cell libraries offer a wide range of performance and density choices, each with a complete set of views and models for leading EDA tools.
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Ascenta Therapeutics
Novel small molecules for the treatment of cancer.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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Asempra Technologies
Real time backup and recovery protection.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Ask Jeeves
An intuitive, natural language search platform for Internet-based information.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Astute Networks
Provides innovative storage processor IC's which significantly enhance storage systems' performance.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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AtheroMed
Developing a novel approach in the endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial blood vessels that become obstructed due to plaque and thrombus and require re-vascularization.
USVP Contact:
Alan Kaganov and Casper de Clercq
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AtriCure (ATRC)
Manufactures and distributes ablative systems that provide surgeons with alternatives for treatment of patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.
USVP Contact:
Alan Kaganov
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Avenue A
Largest independent digital marketing services and technology firm and the largest buyer of Web media, helping its clients build profitable relationships with their customers through online channels.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young
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Axiom Microdevices
First company to use commodity complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes to produce fully integrated power amplifiers for the cellular telephone market.
USVP Contact:
David Liddle
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Bayhill Therapeutics
Biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Type I diabetes, based on technologies that originated in Prof. Lawrence Steiman, M.D.'s laboratory at Stanford.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young and Jon Root
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BeVocal
BeVocal (acquired by Nuance) is a leading supplier of voice-recognition software, and hosted services, for customer care applications, which significantly improve service levels and lower operating costs.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Blue Coat Systems (BSCI)
Blue Coat (formerly CacheFlow) provides high-performance proxy appliances to deliver visibility and control of Web communications to address today's new business risks, including inappropriate Web surfing, spyware and viruses brought in through backchannels such as instant messaging.
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Box.net
Online file system that enables users to share, store, and access files of any type from anywhere.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors and Mamoon Hamid
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Brion Technologies
Brion Technologies (acquired by ASML) is a leader in lithography-driven design and manufacturing.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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Callaway Golf (ELY)
High-performance golf clubs and golf paraphernalia.
USVP Contact:
Phil Schlein
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CardioKinetix
Medical implants that treat ventricular wall motion abnormalities which occur after an AMI and can progress to end-stage heart failure.
USVP Contact:
Casey Tansey
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Centillium
Communications (CTLM)
One of the leading providers of ASDL and Voice-Over-IP ICs.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Check Point Software (CHKP)
First-to-market with a network security "firewall" product, coined the term and is the market leader in perimeter security software.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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CipherTrust
CipherTrust's product IronMail combines the five critical email security components of spam and fraud prevention, virus and worm protection, policy and content compliance, email privacy, and secure email gateway capabilities into a single platform. In 2006, CipherTrust merged with Secure Computing.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Ciranova
Productivity tool for the design (layout) of analog integrated circuits.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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Clear Shape Technologies
Clear Shape Technologies (acquired by Cadence) applies its sub-100nm process technologies to renew the contract between design teams and manufacturing groups, helping to ensure that designers meet their goals with manufacturable designs.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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ClickShift
ClickShift (acquired by WebTrends) provides internet marketing spend optimization.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors
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Commerce5
Commerce5 (acquired by Digital River) is a provider of outsourced sell-side e-commerce services to brand name product manufacturers, enabling product manufacturers to sell their products online to consumers and businesses, both directly and through their existing channel partners.
USVP Contact:
Chris Rust
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Crescendo Communications
Crescendo pioneered ISDN over copper, and was an early entry in the ethernet switch marketplace. The company was Cisco's first major acquisition. At least four of Cisco's present senior management were members of Crescendo's executive team.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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CryoVascular Systems
CryoVascular Systems (acquired by Boston Scientific) developed and commercialized a novel therapy for the treatment for peripheral vascular and cardiovascular disease.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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Determina
Determina (acquired by VMware) developed the "memory firewall", the first viable intrusion protection product for networked enterprise information systems.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Devax
Developing a coronary stent to treat atherosclerotic lesions at bifurcations in the coronaries, an unsolved problem in interventional cardiology.
USVP Contact:
Casey Tansey
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Dilithium Networks
3G video telephony solutions for the world's mobile and broadband industries.
USVP Contact:
Chris Rust
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Dotomi
Direct messaging service that allows advertisers to reach their email list customers with highly-effective personalized banner ads.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors and Phil Young
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Dune Networks
Fabless semiconductor supplier of networking devices for Data Center, Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet switching platforms
USVP Contact:
Chris Rust
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Elantec
Elantec (acquired by Intersil) develops high-performance analog integrated circuits.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Electric Cloud
Provides enterprise-class infrastructure for the software build/release process.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Electronic Polymers
High-performance electrostatic discharge protection products for semiconductor devices.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman and Rick Lewis
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Gear6
The leader in centralized storage caching solutions. The company's CACHEfx appliances transparently accelerate enterprise applications by serving data with ultra low latency and high throughput, boosting system performance across segments such as technical computing, database, web-scale, and video on download applications.
USVP Contact:
David Liddle and Paul Matteucci
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Ensure Medical
Ensure Medical (acquired by Johnson & Johnson) developed a proprietary vascular access closure device.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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Force10 Networks
The pioneer in resilient Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching and routing systems.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Forte Design Systems
Innovative behavioral synthesis technology that enables designers to use a higher level of design abstraction to create complex electronic devices.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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Fresh Choice
Chain of restaurants with a salad bar approach which provides a large selection of fresh salads, soups and breads.
USVP Contact:
Phil Schlein
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Genta (GNTA)
Develops biopharmaceuticals for anti-viral and anti-cancer treatments.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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Genus
Genus (which merged with Aixtron) provides equipment for high temperature metal deposition IC fabrication.
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Glycomed
Glycomed (acquired by Ligand) develops pharmaceuticals based on complex carbohydrate bioactivity.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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Guidewire Software
A leading provider of solutions to the property and casualty and workers' compensation insurance industry, offering applications that enable insurance organizations to reduce costs and increase productivity in their core operations while maintaining world-class customer service.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors
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Harmonic Lightwaves (HLIT)
Leading provider of digital video, broadband and optical networking and IP delivery systems to cable, satellite, telecom and broadcast network operators.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Headway Technologies
Develops, manufactures and supplies magnetoresistive (mr) heads to the disk drive industry.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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IC Works
IC Works was a leading supplier of frequency generator ICs, and was acquired by Cypress Semiconductor, just prior to it's intended Initial Public Offering.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Ilypsa
Ilypsa (acquired by Amgen) is a therapeutics platform spinout of Symx that develops novel polymer-based, orally bioavailable therapies to treat renal failure and metabolic disorders.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root and Casper de Clercq
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Imperva
Imperva (formerly WebCohort), developer of the first Dynamic Profiling Firewall, is focused on providing Total Application Security protection from Web application, database, and worm attacks.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Integrated Vascular Systems
Integrated Vascular Systems (acquired by Abbott Laboratories) develops next-generation proprietary vascular closure devices for use in intravascular diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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Intermolecular
Developing critical new methods and materials to address the requirements of deep sub-micron semiconductor manufacturing.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman and Rick Lewis
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Instantis
Provides on-demand software to manage CXO-mandated initiatives that improve enterprise financial performance.
USVP Contact:
David Liddle and Paul Matteucci
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Intransa
Innovator of enterprise-class, intelligent IP storage products and software. Intransa's IP SAN solutions dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of deploying scalable network storage.
USVP Contact:
Paul Matteucci
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Iomega
Provides easy-to-use, high-value data storage and data protection solutions to help people protect, secure, capture and share their digital information.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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JRG
JRG (acquired by CDC Software) is an on-demand supply chain planning solution for the consumer packaged goods industry.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors
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kSARIA
Provides automated manufacturing process and assembly solutions to the optical communications component industry.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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Kasenna
Delivers content, applications and infrastructure for advanced video services.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Kleer
Kleer (formerly ENQ Semiconductor) develops ultra low-power RF solutions for wireless digital audio.
USVP Contact:
Arati Prabhakar
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Klocwork
The proven leader of static analysis solutions that deliver software security and software quality. Klocwork's products detect and prevent security vulnerabilities and software defects and provide architectural visualization and modeling tools.
USVP Contact:
David Liddle
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LIGHTCONNECT
LIGHTCONNECT (acquired by NeoPhotonics) designs and manufactures MEMS (micro electro-mechanical systems) components for next-generation, dynamically configurable optical networks.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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Lutonix
Developing a novel catheter system to treat coronary and peripheral arterial stenosis caused by atherosclerosis
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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LV Sensors
Early-stage MEMs sensor company.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman and Paul Matteucci
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LVL7
LVL7 (acquired by Broadcom) creates production-ready networking software that enables communication system manufacturers to reduce development costs and deliver IP/Ethernet products to market faster.
USVP Contact:
Chris Rust
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Leadis Technology (LDIS)
Designs, develops and markets mixed-signal semiconductors that enable and enhance the features and capabilities of small panel displays.
USVP Contact:
Arati Prabhakar
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LimeLife
Mobile phone games and applications for women and girls.
USVP Contact:
Paul Matteucci
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M-Factor
Hosted software solution for maximizing marketing ROI.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors
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MMC Networks
MMC (subsidiary of AMCC) invented the Network Processor IC, and defined that market space. After going public, it was acquired by AMCC, where its CEO became President and Chief Operating Officer.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Matritech
Matritech (acquired by Inverness Medical) is a leading developer of proteomics-based diagnostic products for the early detection of cancer. Using its patented proteomics technology, Matritech has identified proteins correlated with bladder, cervical, breast, prostate and colon cancers.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young
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MaxLinear
Fabless communications IC company.
USVP Contact:
David Liddle and Winston Fu
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Media6Degrees
Provides major brand marketers with targeted audiences using the power of social graph data. The familiar phrase "birds of a feather flock together" best describes their custom audience creation technology.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors and Ted Maidenberg
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MegaPath Networks
Delivers secure access and managed network solutions that enable businesses of all sizes to cost-effectively connect branch offices, mobile workers and home-based workers to centralized corporate resources through comprehensive managed access, VPN and security services.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Mellanox Technologies (MLNX)
Leading supplier of Infiniband, high-performance connectivity IC's.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Metreo
Metreo (acquired by Symphony Technology Group) offers a `Smart Pricing Suite' that enables manufacturers and distributors to strike an accurate balance between price competitiveness, deal profitability and customer value.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors
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Micro Linear
Micro Linear (acquired by RFMD) is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless integrated circuits. Its high data rate ISM-band transceivers are used in cordless phones, wireless speakers and headphones, game controllers, voice headsets and other consumer electronic appliances.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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MicroHeart
MicroHeart (acquired by Boston Scientific) develops drug delivery systems for angiogenesis.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young
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MicroVention
MicroVention (acquired by Terumo Medical) is a rapidly growing medical device company pioneering the development of catheter-based technologies for the endovascular treatment of peripheral and cerebral vascular diseases.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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Military Advantage
Military Advantage (acquired by Monster.com) offers solutions to military consumers and the government agencies that serve them. Military Advantage offers career services, VA loans, financial services, education, travel and relocation assistance.
USVP Contact:
David Liddle
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Minerva Networks
Provides a complete hardware/software product suite, enabling quality TV transmission over Internet Protocol.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Mobitrac
Mobitrac (acquired by Fluensee) develops hosted software for optimizing logistics.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors
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MontaVista Software
Leading global supplier of Open Source systems software and development tools for intelligent connected devices and associated infrastructure, providing a commercial-grade Linux-based operating system and a universal development platform.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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NeoMagic (NMGC)
Created a breakthrough by embedding RAM in a logic chip fabricated on a standard process and became the leading supplier of graphics accelerators to the laptop market.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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myYearbook
Online yearbook and social community for teens.
USVP Contact:
Rick Lewis and Tim Connors
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National Banana
Professional short form comedy videos integrating advertising in a viral model.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz and Ted Maidenberg
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Neoconix
Provides advanced electrical interconnect solutions for a variety of applications including assembly sockets, flex connectors, board-to-board connectors, package-to-board interposers, and embedded interconnect solutions.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman and Winston Fu
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NetDynamics
NetDynamics (acquired by Sun Microsystems) provides Web application server software systems.
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New Focus
New Focus (acquired by Bookham, Inc.) develops passive and active optical components and test equipment for communications applications.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu and Steve Krausz
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Nuance Communications (NUAN)
Enhanced and commercialized speech recognition software technology developed at Stanford Research Institute and became the industry leader in speech engines. Now public, the company has recently announced an intended merger with ScanSoft.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Object Reservoir
Technology-based services company dedicated to quickly delivering reservoir knowledge to the upstream oil and gas industry. The company's solutions quickly deliver early, actionable reservoir knowledge that enables clients to make smart decisions sooner.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Occam Networks (OCNW)
Occam develops and markets innovative Broadband Loop Carrier networking equipment that enables telephone companies to deliver voice, data and video services based on Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP) technologies through a single, all-packet access network.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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ON24
Delivers a platform of Web-based tools for the development and production of customizable webcasts, including capabilities for synchronized slides and interactivity such as Q&A, audience polling and surveys.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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OncoMed Pharmaceuticals
Developing innovative pharmaceuticals for solid tumors, based on the recent identification of cancer stem cells.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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Optichron
Fabless semiconductor company developing a family of mixed-signal integrated circuits that target communications, scientific and industrial markets. The company's intellectual property is based on an advanced array of signal processing technologies that provide cost, power and performance advantages.
USVP Contact:
David Liddle
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PacketHop
Develops mobile mesh networking software which enables instant wireless group communications for commercial enterprises, government organizations and consumer markets. The company's software enables 802.11 standards-based devices to create extended Wi-Fi hot-zones on the fly.
USVP Contact:
David Liddle
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PerformanceRetail
PerformanceRetail (acquired by Dresser Wayne) provides advanced suite of retail merchandizing, supply chain, operations and financial software through ASP contracts to convenience store and small footprint, high velocity retail chains.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz and Tim Connors
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PetsMart (PETM)
Retail chain of pet food and accessory superstores.
USVP Contact:
Phil Schlein
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Photon Dynamics
Photon Dynamics (acquired by Orbotech) manufactures test, repair, and inspection equipment for the flat panel display industry.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Piczo
Self-expression/social networking site popularized by teenagers across the globe
USVP Contact:
Paul Matteucci & Mamoon Hamid
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Pivotal Systems
Delivers process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing.
USVP Contact:
Arati Prabhakar
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PodTech Network
Producer of technology-oriented Podcasts for corporations and the technology community
USVP Contact:
Paul Matteucci and Steve Krausz
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Ponte Solutions
Ponte Solutions (acquired by Mentor Graphics) has developed a unique technology that enables design teams to enhance integrated circuit (IC) yields prior to design tapeout, before committing chips to multi-million-dollar silicon manufacturing runs.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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Proteolix
Biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, clinical development and marketing of drugs that inhibit the proteasome-mediated protein degradation pathway in cells for the treatment of cancer.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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Raven Biotechnologies
Raven Biotechnologies (acquired by MacroGenics) is focused on the development of monoclonal antibodies therapeutics for treating cancer. Raven's lead product candidate, RAV12, targets adenocarcinomas of the GI tract and is currently in human clinical trials.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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Redline Communications (RDL)
Redline designs and manufactures standards-based broadband wireless access solutions. Using industry leading OFDM technologies, Redline's award-winning products provide unmatched high capacity and non-line-of-sight capabilities.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors
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Redwood Systems
Energy control systems for green buildings
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu and Rick Lewis
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RelayHealth
RelayHealth (acquired by McKesson) offers web-based communication services that connect doctors and their patients efficiently, affordably, and securely.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young and Jon Root
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Sagent Technologies
Sagent Technologies, now part of Group One Software, develops and markets the industry's first integrated data mart solution.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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Sanarus Medical
Provides minimally-invasive solutions for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of breast disease, including breast cancers and non-malignant growths.
USVP Contact:
Alan Kaganov
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SanDisk (SNDK)
The world's largest supplier of flash memory data storage cards and related end-user products for digital "film," MP3 music players, USB devices and other consumer applications.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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SentreHEART
Developing a minimally invasive device and procedure for isolating the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation in order to prevent blood clots that result in embolic strokes.
USVP Contact:
Casey Tansey
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Sequent Medical
Developing novel devices for the treatment of vascular diseases.
USVP Contact:
Jon Root
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SiBEAM
Fabless semiconductor company providing high-speed wireless communications technology.
USVP Contact:
Arati Prabhakar
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Sierra Monolithics
Designs and manufactures sophisticated RFICs and Modules for wireless, wireline and military applications. The company's products are found in applications from hand-held GPS units to unmanned aerial vehicles.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Silego Technology
Makes high performance frequency generator, DIMM and power management mixed signal ICs.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Simpirica Spine
Developing devices to treat medical conditions in the spine
USVP Contact:
Phil Young and Casper de Clercq
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Solexa
Solexa (acquired by Illumina) is developing and preparing to commercialize a new platform for genetic analysis based on Sequencing-by-Synthesis (SBS) and Cluster molecular arrays.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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Solyndra
Proprietary photovoltaic systems, designed for commercial rooftops, that employ a new cylindrical module geometry and enables significantly lower installation costs and significantly higher annual solar electricity output per rooftop at a lower cost of electricity.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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Spectranetics (SPNC)
Develops, manufactures and markets "cool" ultraviolet excimer laser technology for multiple cardiovascular procedures to physicians and hospitals worldwide.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young
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Spoke Software
Innovative web-based service for sales prospecting and lead generation.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors
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Sprout-Clustrix
Focused on development of a scalable infrastructure appliance, based on decades of experience in distributed processing, scalable file system appliances, supercomputing, and very large databases.
USVP Contact:
Chris Rust
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St. Francis Medical Technologies
St. Francis Medical Technologies (Acquired by Kyphon) develops new, minimally invasive technologies and procedures for the treatment of leg and back pain.
USVP Contact:
Alan Kaganov and Phil Young
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StorePerform
StorePerform (acquired by RedPrairie) is the leader in store execution management software. Their software is used to provide real-time visibility into processes across the retail chain, personalized task management and closed-loop reporting and feedback.
USVP Contact:
Tim Connors
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Stratacom/Cisco (CSCO)
ATM-based packet-switching system for wide-area networks. Company went public, and was then acquired by Cisco Systems.
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StrataLight
A leader in the development of transport solutions that take advantage of spectrally efficient lightwave modulation. The company delivers 40 Gigabit per second fiber transmission subsystems sold as OEM products to carriers.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Sun Microsystems (JAVA)
Develops workstations, software and services for a wide variety of markets, including scientific, engineering and as Internet infrastructure.
USVP Contact:
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Superprotonic
Solid-acid fuel cell technology to enable economic adoption of fuel-cell systems
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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SupplyFrame
Vertical search engine for electronic components information
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman and Mamoon Hamid
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Synarc
Provides advanced medical imaging and biochemical macher services to the pharmaceutical industry in the conduct of clinical trials using imaging as end points.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young
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Synfora
Privately held company that delivers the first true "algorithm-to-tapeout" synthesis technology, enabling designers to rapidly explore and implement C algorithms in silicon.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Talima Therapeutics
Developing a novel bio-erodible implant for the treatment of onychomycosis (toe nail fungus).
USVP Contact:
Phil Young and Caper de Clercq
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T-RAM
Fabless semiconductor startup, developing a novel SRAM memory process technology that is expected to have the high performance of SRAM with a memory cell size approaching that of DRAM.
USVP Contact:
David Liddle
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Teknovus
Develops and delivers the only proven, fourth-generation EPON chipset with the features and performance to enable fast, easy-to-deploy, low-cost triple-play (voice, data, video) via fiber to the home (FTTH) at 1000 times the bandwidth of DSL.
USVP Contact:
Winston Fu
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Teranetics
Developing complex mixed signal ICs capable of carrying 10Megabit data-rate signals 100 meters over copper wire.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman and Arati Prabhakar
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think3
Offers a unique set of consulting and technology services, including an integrated product development environment for 2D and 3D MCAD design, PDM (product data management), and surface and solid modeling.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Total Beauty
Website for consumers who want to learn about beauty related products and services.
USVP Contact:
Paul Matteucci and Irwin Federman
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Trusteer
Helps online banks, brokerages, and retailers secure the consumer desktop from financial malware attacks and fraudulent websites.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz and Jacques Benkoski
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Tzero Technologies
A leader in wireless video, Tzero Technologies' advanced ultra wideband technology can connect a range of A/V components -- displays, set-top boxes, digital video recorders and more -- without cabling throughout the home.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman and David Liddle
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Ventritex
Ventritex (acquired by St. Jude Medical) manufactures mechanical and tissue heart valves, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators and electrophysiology catheters.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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Verity
Verity (acquired by Atonomy) povides software that enables organizations to maximize return on intellectual capital investment through integrated search, classification, recommendation, monitoring and analytics across the real-time flow of enterprise information.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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VeriWave
Leading provider of performance analysis tools for Wireless LAN equipment and networks.
USVP Contact:
Chris Rust and Irwin Federman
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Vical (VICL)
Researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious and life-threatening diseases.
USVP Contact:
Phil Young
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Vivato
Vivato (formerly Mabuhay Networks) supplies the industry's lowest cost, broadest area coverage phase-array antennae and software for Wi-Fi communication.
USVP Contact:
Irwin Federman
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Vontu
Vontu (acquired by Symantec) is the industry's first data loss prevention solution that stops confidential and classified information, including customer data and intellectual property, from being sent outside the corporate network.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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X1 Technologies
Award-winning desktop search product for personal and enterprise data with integrated search and act capabilities.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Xirrus
Has developed the world's first Gigabit-class enterprise Wi-Fi solution - the Wireless LAN Array.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz and Irwin Federman
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Xoma (XOMA)
Develops biopharmaceuticals that target cancer, immunological disorders and infectious diseases. Its product, RAPTIVA, is the first FDA-approved biologic therapy designed to provide continuous control of chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.
USVP Contact:
Bill Bowes
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Xponent
Xponent (formerly Lightgate) designs and manufactures Surface Mount Photonic (SMP) chipsets that vastly reduce the complexity of optical components, resulting in smaller, simpler and less costly products.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Xylan (ALU)
Xylan (acquired by Alcatel-Lucent) develops dynamically-reconfigurable LAN switches with WAN access.
USVP Contact:
Steve Krausz
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Zannel
Developing a mobile social entertainment network that allows users to virally share content across mobile phones, PC's and other connected devices. Founded by the team that built the largest mobile media platform in the U.S., delivering over 100 million transactions per year.
USVP Contact:
Chris Rust and Mamoon Hamid
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