Tech Company Financing Transactions

Lightwire Funding Round

Lightwire, operating out of Santa Clara, raised $30.9 million in funding from Artiman Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/30/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$30,940,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
3900 Freedom Circle 130
Santa Clara, PA 95054
USA
Email Address
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

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ameesh Divatia
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Chief Technical Officer
Kal Shastri
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VP - Engineering
Kaushik Patel
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VP - Operations
Paul Negus
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