Tech Company Financing Transactions

Capella Photonics Funding Round

Black Diamond Ventures, Formative Ventures and Levensohn Venture Partners participated in a $20 million capital raise for Capella Photonics. The round was announced by the company on 4/13/2011.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Capella Photonics
Announced On
4/13/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Black Diamond Ventures (Lead Investor) (Christopher Lucas)

Formative Ventures

Levensohn Venture Partners (Steven Reale)

Lucas Venture Group (Donald Lucas)

Rustic Canyon Partners (Neal Hansch)

SingTel Innov8

Proceeds Purpose
The $20 million in new capital will be used to expand and strengthen Capella's presence in the ROADM market, which is expected to grow to $1.8 billion over the next four years according to Infonetics Research. New product offerings and operational improvements are Capella's key focus in the coming months, as the Company expands to meet growing market demands.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
5390 Hellyer Ave.
San Jose, CA 95138
USA
Phone
(408) 360-4240
Website
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Capella Photonics, Inc. develops and manufactures wavelength selective switch technology based intelligent subsystems that provide wavelength management solutions for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers and optical cross connect applications.
Profile
Capella Photonics LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Capella Photonics Company Twitter Account
Company News
Capella Photonics News
Facebook
Capella Photonics on Facebook
YouTube
Capella Photonics on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Larry Schwerin
  Larry Schwerin LinkedIn Profile  Larry Schwerin Twitter Account  Larry Schwerin News  Larry Schwerin on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
George Berberis
  George Berberis LinkedIn Profile  George Berberis Twitter Account  George Berberis News  George Berberis on Facebook
President
Bruce Gray
  Bruce Gray LinkedIn Profile  Bruce Gray Twitter Account  Bruce Gray News  Bruce Gray on Facebook
President
Christopher Lucas
  Christopher Lucas LinkedIn Profile  Christopher Lucas Twitter Account  Christopher Lucas News  Christopher Lucas on Facebook

 

 

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