Tech Company Financing Transactions

Quantenna Communications Funding Round

On 7/27/2009, Quantenna Communications received $44 million in Series C investment from Swisscom, Grazia Equity GmbH and Sequoia Capital.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
7/27/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$44,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Swisscom (Lead Investor) (Par Lange)

Grazia Equity GmbH

Sequoia Capital (Michael Goguen)

Sigma Prime Ventures (Fahri Diner)

Southern Cross Venture Partners (Larry Marshall)

Venrock (Steven Goldberg)

Proceeds Purpose
With this additional funding investment, Quantenna plans to expand its technology leadership position in whole-home 4x4 MIMO wireless networking with dynamic digital beamforming and continue to expand its field trials with leading customers.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Semiconductors
Mailing Address
1704 Automation Pkwy.
San Jose, CA 95131
USA
Email Address
Overview
Quantenna Communications Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company creating disruptive next generation MIMO based wireless chips with game-changing size, power, and performance characteristics.
Profile
Quantenna Communications LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Quantenna Communications Company Twitter Account
Company News
Quantenna Communications News
Facebook
Quantenna Communications on Facebook
YouTube
Quantenna Communications on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sam Heidari
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Chief Financial Officer
Sean Sobers
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VP - Customer Service
Narayanan Bharath
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VP - Engineering
Simon Duxbury
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VP - Engineering
Kamlesh Rath
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VP - General Counsel
Thomas MacMitchell
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VP - Operations
Farhat Jahangir
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VP - Product Management
Joe Chow
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VP - Sales
David Carroll
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