Tech Company Financing Transactions

Meru Networks Funding Round

On 3/7/2007, Meru Networks announced $27.6 million in Series D investment from D. E. Shaw Group, Bluestem Ventures and Clearstone Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/7/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$27,600,000
Round
Series D
Investors

D. E. Shaw Group (Lead Investor) (Andre Turenne)

Bluestem Ventures (Thomas Erickson)

Clearstone Venture Partners (William Quigley)

Evercore

Lehman Brothers Venture Partners (Brian Paul)

NeoCarta Ventures (Barry Newman)

Proceeds Purpose
"This round of funding will enable us to continue to expand our sales and marketing organizations as well as increase investment in further research and development innovation," said Ihab Abu-Hakima, president and CEO of Meru.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
894 Ross Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
USA
Email Address
Overview
Meru Networks is the global leader in wireless infrastructure solutions that enable the All-Wireless Enterprise.
Profile
Meru Networks LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Meru Networks Company Twitter Account
Company News
Meru Networks News
Facebook
Meru Networks on Facebook
YouTube
Meru Networks on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Bami Bastani
  Bami Bastani LinkedIn Profile  Bami Bastani Twitter Account  Bami Bastani News  Bami Bastani on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Sarosh Vesuna
  Sarosh Vesuna LinkedIn Profile  Sarosh Vesuna Twitter Account  Sarosh Vesuna News  Sarosh Vesuna on Facebook
VP - Operations
Keith Matasci
  Keith Matasci LinkedIn Profile  Keith Matasci Twitter Account  Keith Matasci News  Keith Matasci on Facebook
VP - Sales
Larry Vaughan
  Larry Vaughan LinkedIn Profile  Larry Vaughan Twitter Account  Larry Vaughan News  Larry Vaughan on Facebook


 

 

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