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Mariner Health is the leading provider of sub-acute medical services.
Public (MHCA)
Marinus is creating a new class of neurologic drugs that may revolutionize the treatment of epilepsy in women and infants.
Private | Branford, CT
Match.com is the most popular online dating site in the world.
Acquired by InterActiveCorp (IACI)
Matrix Pharmaceutical develops novel local and systemic cancer treatments that may improve or extend the lives of people living with cancer.
Public (MATX)
mCarbon is a mobile VAS (Value Added Service) company that provides network technology, content aggregation and service management.
Private | India
MID has developed the FloShield system, a franchise of products that substantially improve visualization during laparoscopic surgery.
Private | Columbus, OH
MiNO is a leading provider of managed alternative roaming services that enable mobile operators to capture voice, text and data revenue from subscribers when they travel internationally.
Private | Sunnyvale, CA
Mobilitec develo the most commercially deployed content platform in the industry.
Acquired by Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)
Motionbox makes it easy to upload, organize, enhance, and share your personal videos with family, friends & groups.
Acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N)
N-trig is the provider of DuoSense™ technology which combines pen, zero-pressure touch and multi-touch for mobile and fixed computers into a single device.
Private | Kfar Saba, Israel
Naaptol is India’s leading comparison based social shopping portal.
Private | Navi Mumbai, India
NeedFeed is the best way to get recommendations on products & services from people you trust.
Private | San Francisco, CA
Nellcor introduced the first clinically and commercially viable pulse oximeter and has grown to become the world’s foremost supplier of pulse oximetry.
Public. Acquired by Tyco International, Ltd. (TYC)
Network Engines provides the engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and technical services required to deliver software applications as network appliances.
Public (NENG)
Northstar Neuroscience is a medical device pioneering the development of cortical stimulation therapies to treat neurological injuries, disorders and diseases.
Public (NSTR)
Novare Surgical Systems develops and markets RealHand, a platform technology representing an entirely new category of High Dexterity (HD) instruments for minimally invasive surgery.
Private | Cupertino, CA
Novira is an antiviral drug discovery company focused on the development of its capsid-targeting antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and HIV infections.
Private | Radnor, PA
nTouch Research Corporation is a leading provider of Phase II-IV clinical trials services delivering investigator selection, patient recruitment and study management services for pharmaceutical, CRO, and biotechnology industries.
Acquired by Accelovance
Octel Communications is the leading manufacturer and provider of voicemail products and services.
Public. Acquired by Lucent (LU)
ON24 is the global leader of webcasting and video communications solutions.
Private | San Francisco, CA
OnDemand provides relationship management software that enables organizations and their branch and independent channels to increase sales and reduce costs by maximizing customer relationships.
Acquired by Chordiant Software (CHRD)
onefinestay offers an "unhotel" experience, giving you the chance to stay in someone's place while they're out of town.
Private | London, UK
OneSource Services is a medical equipment repair and service provider.
Acquired by General Electric (GE)
ONI Systems Leader in the revolutionary merging of the metro area voice and data communication that is the basis of Ciena’s current offerings.
Public. Acquired by CIENA (CIEN)
OpenSky is a social shopping platform that helps consumers discover and buy great products that fulfill their interests in Food, Style & Beauty, Healthy Living and Home & Design.
Private | New York, NY
OraPharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused therapeutics for oral health.
Public. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
ORTHOCON develops bioabsorbable drug delivery products for surgical patients with pain.
Private | Irvington, NY