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Validity Sensors Funding Round

Validity Sensors, operating out of San Jose, secured $20 million from Crosslink Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Telesoft Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Validity Sensors
Announced On
1/7/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Crosslink Capital (Lead Investor) (Michael Stark)

Qualcomm Ventures (Karthee Madasamy)

Telesoft Partners (Arjun Gupta)

VentureTech Alliance

Proceeds Purpose
"Validity's next generation sensors offer world-class technology in the form of durability, performance, and convenient security," said Michael Stark, General Partner & Founder of Crosslink Capital. "Their sensors are already making strides in the notebook PC market and are poised to make waves in mobile phones as more handset OEMs begin to integrate them."

Company Information

Company Status
Out of Business
Industry
Security
Mailing Address
2001 Gateway Place 455E
San Jose, CA 95110
USA
Phone
(877) 733-8833
Website
www.validityinc.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Validity's patented LiveFlex technology provides durability, ruggedness, reliability, and flexibility to create the best overall fingerprint sensing solution for both client and enterprise applications.
Profile
Validity Sensors LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Validity Sensors Company Twitter Account
Company News
Validity Sensors News
Facebook
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YouTube
Validity Sensors on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Baxter
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Chief Financial Officer
Rick Santos
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Chief Scientific Officer
Anthony Russo
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Chief Technical Officer
Sebastien Taveau
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VP - Engineering
Sudhakaran Ram
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VP - Sales
Michael Maia
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