Tech Company Financing Transactions

Polatis Funding Round

On 6/2/2009, Polatis received $8 million in financing from 3i Venture Capital, Alta Berkeley and Draper Esprit.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/2/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

3i Venture Capital (Matthew Mead)

Alta Berkeley (Timothy Brown)

Draper Esprit (Robert Hook)

Flagship Pioneering (Steven Ricci)

JK&B Capital (Albert DaValle)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
213 Burlington Rd. 123
Bedford, MA 01730
USA
Email Address
Overview
Polatis has set the benchmark in ultra-low loss optical switching. Its patented direct optical beam steering technology is powering the creation of highly reliable and compact photonic switching solutions.
Profile
Polatis LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Polatis Company Twitter Account
Company News
Polatis News
Facebook
Polatis on Facebook
YouTube
Polatis on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
President
Gerald Wesel
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VP - Engineering
Nick Parsons
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VP - Finance
Nick Warburton
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VP - Operations
Jon Pebody
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VP - Operations
Steve Whigham
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VP - Sales
Drew Martin
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