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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
Minimally Invasive Devices, Inc. (MID)

MID has developed the FloShield system, a franchise of products that substantially improve visualization during laparoscopic surgery.

Private  |  Columbus, OH
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)
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
Novira Therapeutics

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

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)
onefinestay

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

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

May 22, 2013
Zoosk Reports Record Revenue in Q1 2013

May 17, 2013
Going Solo (Loylty Rewardz

May 16, 2013
ZOOSK CEO KISS AND TELL

May 16, 2013
Kabam on CNBC News

May 15, 2013
adverCar Drivers are What Gladwell Calls 'Mavens' - the Information Specialists

COMM + MOBILITY

May 17, 2013
Small Telecom 'Disruptors' Defying the Odds (LiveU News)

May 7, 2013
Xirrus Delivers on the Promise of Enterprise Mobility With New Products That Unite the Wired and Wireless Network, Offering Fast Deployment and Consistent Application Performance

April 19, 2013
Xirrus Wireless Networks are Becoming Crucial for Sports Stadiums

March 7, 2013
Leading Spanish Media including El Pais Turns to LIVE Audiovisual for LiveU's Video-over-Cellular Solutions

February 26, 2013
N-trig Launches DuoSense® Pen2 Family for Smartphones, Tablets and Ultrabooks

ENTERPRISE

May 2, 2013
iYogi launches cloud CRM service for remote PC support

April 30, 2013
ShopKeep POS Wins Technology Innovation of the Year Award from Electronic Transactions Association

April 30, 2013
Announcing the 2013 OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies (Soasta)

April 10, 2013
“Comp” crowdsourcer CompStak secures $4.5M in new funding

April 9, 2013
Plots & Ploys: Hole-Sale Real Estate (CompStak)

CLEAN TECH

May 14, 2013
Altera to Deliver Breakthrough Power Solutions for FPGAs with Acquisition of Power Technology Innovator Enpirion

April 4, 2013
Enstorage Goes Live with A 50 KW, Grid Connected HBr Flow Battery

February 27, 2013
Enpirion Wins Top Honor at embedded world 2013

December 13, 2012
Enpirion Expands Executive Team to Drive its Leadership in Enterprise Server Power Market

December 4, 2012
Enpirion and Digi-Key Corporation Announce Global Distribution Agreement

BIOPHARMACEUTICALS

April 19, 2013
Civitas Therapeutics Announces Positive Phase 2 Clinical Results for CVT-301, an Inhaled L-dopa for Parkinson’s Disease

April 11, 2013
Chimerix Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

April 4, 2013
VaxInnate Awarded U.S. Government Grant to Develop Dengue Vaccine

April 1, 2013
RTP drug firm Chimerix looks to raise up to $105M in its IPO

March 25, 2013
Novira Therapeutics Completes $25 Million Series A Financing

MEDICAL DEVICES

May 13, 2013
European study shows positive results for inlay in emmetropic presbyopic patients (ReVision Optics)

April 10, 2013
Relievant Medsystems Achieves Completion of Interim Safety Data Analysis of Intracept in SMART Pivotal Study and Expands Senior Leadership Team

March 25, 2013
Canaan Partners leads $9m Series B round for Minimally Invasive Devices

February 28, 2013
Transcend Medical Completes Enrollment in Landmark Glaucoma Study Evaluating the CyPass® Micro-Stent 

November 13, 2012
Transcend Medical Announces 12-Month European Study Results of the CyPass Micro-Stent(R) at AAO 2012

DIAGNOSTICS

October 1, 2012
LiveU makes the connection

August 25, 2012
Blurb at Clerkenwell Design Week

August 13, 2012
DSI Launches PhysioTel™ Digital: The First Fully-Digital Telemetry System for Large Animal Physiologic Monitoring

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