Start-ups

ScaleXtreme, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, raised $11 million in Series B funding for its cloud-based systems management. ScaleXtreme's system management service helps simplify Amazon EC2, VMware virtual...

Nicira, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, is developing an OpenFlow network hypervisor that "virtualizes the network, like VMware did for servers." Nicira has raised funding from Andreessen Horowitz,...

Nokia Siemens Networks has invested an undisclosed amount for a stake in ClariPhy, a start-up based in Los Altos, California and Cordoba, Argentina. ClariPhy provides advanced integrated circuits that improve...

Macheen, a start-up based in Austin, Texas and Düsseldorf, Germany, raised $10 million in series B financing for its cloud-based services platform for connected devices. Macheen enables connected device makers...

Aylus Networks, a start-up based in Westford, MA, raised $16 million in venture funding for its infrastructure software for enabling video communication services over mobile networks. The Aylus Media Platform...

Cotendo, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, raised $17 million private funding for its cloud-based content acceleration technologies. Cotendo offers an integrated suite of Web and Mobile Acceleration Services from...

JouleX, a start-up based in Atlanta, closed $17 million in venture funding for its enterprise energy management systems for data centers, distributed office environments and facilities. The JouleX Energy Manager...

XtremIO, a start-up based in Tel Aviv, raised $14 million in venture funding for its storage solutions based on Solid State technology. The company specializes in Enterprise storage system solutions...

CommScope has acquired LiquidxStream Systems, a start-up developing dense universal edge QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) systems. The company is based in Montreal, Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed. CommScope plans...

Mavenir Systems, a start-up based in Richardson, Texas, raised $40 million in its fifth round of funding. The company's Mavenir mOne Convergence Platform enables mobile operators to deploy enhanced voice,...

MobileIron, which supplies a smartphone management system for enterprises, has raised $20 million in Series D funding. All four of MobileIron's current investors, Foundation Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital...

SkyCross has closed on $11 million in financing, the first tranche of Series E funding, to support its 4G MIMO antenna solutions. The company intends to close the second tranche...

CloudPassage, a start-up based in San Francisco, completed a Series A round of financing for is cloud server security and compliance solution. CloudPassage said its key innovation is its Halo...