Tech Company Financing Transactions

Force10 Networks Funding Round

Force10 Networks secured a $50 million Series F venture capital round on 1/12/2007. Investors included Crosslink Capital, Meritech Capital Partners and Morgenthaler Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/12/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Series F
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
350 Holger Way
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
Email Address
Overview
Force10 Networks is the pioneer in resilient Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching and routing. Force10 revolutionized networking with the E-Series switch/router the first product to deliver true line rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching and routing.
Profile
Force10 Networks LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Force10 Networks Company Twitter Account
Company News
Force10 Networks News
Facebook
Force10 Networks on Facebook
YouTube
Force10 Networks on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Henry Wasik
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Chief Financial Officer
Bill Zerella
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Chief Marketing Officer
Arpit Joshipura
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Chief Operating Officer
Ebrahim Abbasi
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Chief Technical Officer
Bruce Miller
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VP - General Counsel
Leah Maher
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VP - Human Resources
Mary Cole
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