Portfolio



    BaroSense, Inc.
    Menlo Park, CA. Founded in 2001, BaroSense is focused on a minimally invasive device-based treatment for obesity. Obesity is the second leading cause of unnecessary deaths in the US. BaroSense has assembled thought leaders from gastroenterology, bariatric surgery, endocrinology, and interventional cardiology to tackle the growing epidemic of obesity.


    Chaksu Research
    Developer of a novel compound to treat eye disorders resulting from oxidative stress and subsequent deterioration. Prevalence ? 20.5 million americans age 40+ have cataracts. It is the leading cause of blindness in the world. 2.5m cataract surgeries performed each year in the U.S.; 10m worldwide; expected to grow to 20m by 2010 and 32m by 2020.


    Infinera
    Provider of optical networking systems based on photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology to telecommunications carriers. The company's systems enable more flexible networking.


    LignUp
    LignUp, a leading provider of converged communications solutions, delivers the powerful web services based LignUp Communications Platform, deployed with LignUp and third party web applications, including IP-PBX, IP-Centrex, VoiceMail, Unified Messaging, and IVR. The LignUp solution enables system integrators, network integrators, and service providers to quickly and cost-effectively assemble differentiated, cost competitive solutions and services for enterprise customers. LignUp's seasoned and dynamic leadership team has over 150 years of industry experience, 16 startup ventures, dozens of patents, and high level management successes at industry giants such as Apple, Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard, and Motorola. SkyWave, LignUp's distribution partner for Japan, has assembled a world class team of channel partners and LignUp solutions are delivered and deployed by Hitachi IT, NEC System Integration & Construction, Net One Systems, NTT-ME, K Solutions (KDDI group), and Sun Telephone. LignUp is based in Silicon Valley, California and has offices in Salt Lake, Shanghai, and Tokyo.


    Omniture
    Provider of a Web site analytics solution. The company's solution measures site traffic, monitors visitor activity, advertising effectiveness, sources of sales, and e-commerce transactions. This vital tool is the Web analytic's solution of choice for more Fortune 200 companies than all other on-demand Web analytics companies combined.


    SocialText
    Socialtext develops enterprise social software that allows people and companies to use the Web to communicate more effectively. Since 2002, over 50 organizations -- including 10 Fortune 500 enterprises -- from business, non-profit and academic sectors have become part of the Socialtext network. Since 2002, over 50 organizations -- including 10 Fortune 500 enterprises -- from business, non-profit and academic sectors have become part of the Socialtext network.







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