Tech Company Financing Transactions

Luxtera Funding Round

Luxtera closed a $22 million Series C funding round on 3/15/2006. Backers included New Enterprise Associates, August Capital and Sevin Rosen Funds.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/15/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$22,000,000
Round
Series C
Proceeds Purpose
The company will use these additional funds to accelerate our product launch, to move into volume production, and to extend our technology leadership in CMOS photonics.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Semiconductors
Mailing Address
2320 Camino Vida Roble
Carlsbad, CA 92011
USA
Email Address
Overview
Luxtera, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company and the world leader in silicon photonics is focused on fulfilling the insatiable demand for bandwidth by uniting the benefits of optical communication technology with the low-cost, high-volume advantages of CMOS fabrication.
Profile
Luxtera LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Luxtera Company Twitter Account
Company News
Luxtera News
Facebook
Luxtera on Facebook
YouTube
Luxtera on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Greg Young
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VP - Engineering
Joseph Balardeta
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VP - Engineering
Peter De Dobbelaere
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VP - Marketing
Ronald Horan
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VP - Operations
Séamus Daly
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VP - Sales
Brad Byk
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