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Lightwire

Lightwire, operating out of Santa Clara, was acquired by Cisco.

Company Overview

Company Name
Lightwire
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry

Contact Information

Mailing Address
3900 Freedom Circle 130
Santa Clara, PA 95054
USA
Email Address

Company Background Information

Overview
Lightwire's mission is to deliver the lowest power, highest performance 10 Gbps and faster interconnect solutions using advanced CMOS photonics technology.
Profile
Lightwire LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Lightwire Company Twitter Account
Company News
Lightwire News
Facebook
Lightwire on Facebook
YouTube
Lightwire on YouTube
Last Transaction
2/24/2012

Financing History

Date
Type
Amount
M&A
$271,000,000
Venture Equity
$14,000,100
Venture Equity
$30,940,000


Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ameesh Divatia
  Ameesh Divatia LinkedIn Profile  Ameesh Divatia Twitter Account  Ameesh Divatia News  Ameesh Divatia on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Kal Shastri
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VP - Engineering
Kaushik Patel
  Kaushik Patel LinkedIn Profile  Kaushik Patel Twitter Account  Kaushik Patel News  Kaushik Patel on Facebook
VP - Operations
Paul Negus
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Company Investors

 

 

 

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