Tech Company Financing Transactions

BLADE Network Technologies Funding Round

BLADE Network Technologies, based in Santa Clara, secured $10 million from Juniper Networks, NEC and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
9/9/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Juniper Networks

NEC (Hajime Fukuzawa)

Proceeds Purpose
Blade will use the investment to accelerate research and development and expand global sales and marketing.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
2051 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA
Email Address
Overview
BLADE is the leading supplier of Gigabit and 10G Ethernet network infrastructure solutions that reside in blade servers and server and storage racks.
Profile
BLADE Network Technologies LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
BLADE Network Technologies Company Twitter Account
Company News
BLADE Network Technologies News
Facebook
BLADE Network Technologies on Facebook
YouTube
BLADE Network Technologies on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Vikram Mehta
  Vikram Mehta LinkedIn Profile  Vikram Mehta Twitter Account  Vikram Mehta News  Vikram Mehta on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Mark Verbeck
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VP - Bus. Development
Clive Surfleet
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VP - Operations
Bob Murden
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VP - Product Management
Ardene Fullerton
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