Funded Tech Companies

Canesta

Canesta was an electronics tech venture, based in Sunnyvale. The company was acquired by Microsoft.

Company Overview

Company Name
Canesta
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Electronics

Contact Information

Mailing Address
1156 Sonora Ct.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
USA
Email Address

Company Background Information

Overview
The company develops electronic perception technology.
Profile
Canesta LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Canesta Company Twitter Account
Company News
Canesta News
Facebook
Canesta on Facebook
YouTube
Canesta on YouTube
Last Transaction
11/1/2010

Financing History

Date
Type
Amount
M&A
Unknown
Venture Equity
$342,000
Venture Equity
$16,000,000
Venture Equity
$10,000,000
Venture Equity
$5,000,000


Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
James Spare
  James Spare LinkedIn Profile  James Spare Twitter Account  James Spare News  James Spare on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Cyrus Bamji
  Cyrus Bamji LinkedIn Profile  Cyrus Bamji Twitter Account  Cyrus Bamji News  Cyrus Bamji on Facebook
Executive Vice President
Abbas Rafii
  Abbas Rafii LinkedIn Profile  Abbas Rafii Twitter Account  Abbas Rafii News  Abbas Rafii on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Timothy Droz
  Timothy Droz LinkedIn Profile  Timothy Droz Twitter Account  Timothy Droz News  Timothy Droz on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Patrick O'Connor
  Patrick O'Connor LinkedIn Profile  Patrick O'Connor Twitter Account  Patrick O'Connor News  Patrick O'Connor on Facebook
VP - Finance
Albert Lee
  Albert Lee LinkedIn Profile  Albert Lee Twitter Account  Albert Lee News  Albert Lee on Facebook


Company Investors

 

 

 

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