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Mariner Health

Mariner Health is the leading provider of sub-acute medical services.

Public (MHCA)
Marinus Pharmaceuticals

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

Match.com is the most popular online dating site in the world.

Acquired by InterActiveCorp (IACI)
Matrix Pharmaceutical

Matrix Pharmaceutical develops novel local and systemic cancer treatments that may improve or extend the lives of people living with cancer.

Public (MATX)
mCarbon

mCarbon is a mobile VAS (Value Added Service) company that provides network technology, content aggregation and service management.

Private  |  India
MiNO Wireless

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, Inc.

Mobilitec develo the most commercially deployed content platform in the industry.

Acquired by Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)
Motionbox

Motionbox makes it easy to upload, organize, enhance, and share your personal videos with family, friends & groups.

Acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N)
MotorExchange

MotorExchange is developing a B2B marketplace for used vehicles in India

Private  |  India
N-trig

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

Naaptol is India’s leading comparison based social shopping portal.

Private  |  Navi Mumbai, India
NeedFeed

NeedFeed is the best way to get recommendations on products & services from people you trust.

Private  |  San Francisco, CA
Nellcor

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

Network Engines provides the engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and technical services required to deliver software applications as network appliances.

Public (NENG)
Northstar Neuroscience

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

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
nTouch Research

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

Octel Communications is the leading manufacturer and provider of voicemail products and services.

Public. Acquired by Lucent (LU)
ON24

ON24 is the global leader of webcasting and video communications solutions.

Private  |  San Francisco, CA
OnDemand

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)
OneSource Services

OneSource Services is a medical equipment repair and service provider.

Acquired by General Electric (GE)
ONI Systems

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

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

OraPharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused therapeutics for oral health.

Public. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
ORTHOCON

ORTHOCON develops bioabsorbable drug delivery products for surgical patients with pain.

Private  |  Irvington, NY

News

DIGITAL MEDIA

February 2, 2012
Interview: Zoosk Co-Founder Alex Mehr Talks Facebook

February 2, 2012
Women Consider The Super Bowl A 'Dream Date,' Claims Dating Site Zoosk.com

January 30, 2012
Balancing Act: Context and Sensitive Content (Peer39 News)

January 27, 2012
Top social media apps for the iPad 2 unveiled at Macworld (Blurb & Zoosk)

January 27, 2012
Giving You Greater Access To News As It Happens (LiveU News)

COMM + MOBILITY

January 26, 2012
Virtual Reality, Data Analytics and Big Crowds Reign at NRF (PrimeSense)

January 23, 2012
Locking down Linux.conf.au (Xirrus News)

December 22, 2011
Xirrus CEO Comments on Evolving Enterprise WLAN Space  

December 19, 2011
Vision Objects Showcasing with N-trig for Press Conference at 2012 International CES

December 14, 2011
Cortina Systems CS4322 Passes 10GBASE-KR Interoperability

ENTERPRISE

February 1, 2012
SOASTA Partners With OpTier to Help Bridge the Gaps in the Application Delivery Chain

January 31, 2012
iYogi Insights Research - Windows 8 Launch Will Accelerate Shipments of Tablets

January 31, 2012
Echopass to Sponsor 2012 Remote Worker Summit

January 25, 2012
Al-Futtaim and iYogi Launch Remote Tech Support Services in Middle East

January 25, 2012
BofA, Rivals Look to Get In on Groupon's Game (Cardlytics in WSJ)

CLEAN TECH

January 3, 2012
Enpirion Announces Manufacturing Partnership Agreement for Silicon Magnetics with China’s Leading IC Assembly and Packaging Manufacturer

November 15, 2011
Enpirion's Newest DC-DC Converter Advances the Company's Leadership Position in Power Management for Solid State Drives (SSD)

May 10, 2011
Avant Technology Selects Enpirion PowerSoC DC-DC Converters for Avant’s Embedded Solid State Drives

December 24, 2010
Enstorage - Private Companies Pursue Renewable Energy Storage Challenge

June 7, 2010
Enpirion Introduces New PowerSoC Family of DC-DC Converters for DDR2/DDR3 Memory Termination Supply (VTT) Applications

BIOPHARMACEUTICALS

January 30, 2012
Point, Click, Shoot-Connect! The Michael J. Fox Foundation Connects Parkinson’s Patients With Researchers (Civitas)

January 16, 2012
The Expanding Vaccine Market (Liquidia News)

January 6, 2012
Civitas Therapeutics Announces Positive Results from Clinical Study of CVT-301, an Inhaled L-dopa for Parkinson's Disease

January 6, 2012
Civitas Charts Positive Data on Inhaled Parkinson’s Drug

January 4, 2012
Elevation Pharma raises $30M

MEDICAL DEVICES

January 25, 2012
Students study entrepreneurship, business in Silicon Valley (Zoosk & EndoGastric Solutions)

November 2, 2011
Lessons from a $750M exit: Advanced BioHealing VP discusses sale to Shire

November 1, 2011
Relievant enrolls first patient in SMART nerve ablation trial

August 29, 2011
FDA OKs Spine Wave device

August 23, 2011
Envisioning a Future Without Reading Glasses (ReVision Optics News)

DIAGNOSTICS

November 30, 2011
Data Sciences International Appoints New CEO to Lead Market Expansion Plans

September 10, 2009
Cylex, Inc. Appoints Brad L. Stewart as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board