Tech Company Financing Transactions

Xponent Photonics Funding Round

On 3/29/2007, Xponent Photonics raised $23 million in Series C funding from American River Ventures, Arcturus Capital and Eastward Capital Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Xponent Photonics
Announced On
3/29/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$23,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

American River Ventures (Lead Investor) (Barbara Grant)

Arcturus Capital

Eastward Capital Partners

El Dorado Ventures (Thomas Peterson)

U.S. Venture Partners (Steven Krausz)

WRV Capital (Lip-Bu Tan)

Proceeds Purpose
"This new round of financing will allow us to accelerate the market penetration of Surface Mount Photonics beyond the FTTx market. Xponent is already sampling low cost, high performance optical components to datacom, CATV and consumer markets," said Jeffrey S. Rittichier, Xponent's President and CEO.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
425 E. Huntington Dr.
Monrovia, CA 91016
USA
Phone
(626) 599-8660
Website
www.xponentinc.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Xponent is the technology leader in the rapidly expanding market for FTTx optical devices. Our patented Surface Mount Photonics (SMP) technology provides unequaled cost-advantages for building high-quality optical components.
Profile
Xponent Photonics LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Xponent Photonics Company Twitter Account
Company News
Xponent Photonics News
Facebook
Xponent Photonics on Facebook
YouTube
Xponent Photonics on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Rittichier
  Jeffrey Rittichier LinkedIn Profile  Jeffrey Rittichier Twitter Account  Jeffrey Rittichier News  Jeffrey Rittichier on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Hank Blauvelt
  Hank Blauvelt LinkedIn Profile  Hank Blauvelt Twitter Account  Hank Blauvelt News  Hank Blauvelt on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Al Benzoni
  Al Benzoni LinkedIn Profile  Al Benzoni Twitter Account  Al Benzoni News  Al Benzoni on Facebook
VP - Finance
David Foxhall
  David Foxhall LinkedIn Profile  David Foxhall Twitter Account  David Foxhall News  David Foxhall on Facebook
VP - Operations
Jing Cao
  Jing Cao LinkedIn Profile  Jing Cao Twitter Account  Jing Cao News  Jing Cao on Facebook
VP - Sales
Alexander Leibovich
  Alexander Leibovich LinkedIn Profile  Alexander Leibovich Twitter Account  Alexander Leibovich News  Alexander Leibovich on Facebook

 

 

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