VC: High-end networking, speech applications

VENTURE CAPITAL

COMPANY

AMOUNT/ROUND

LEAD INVESTORS

DESCRIPTION

Force10 Networks
Milpitas, CA

$40.6M
fifth round

Advanced Equities

Force10 makes high-performance networking gear.

iPolicy Networks
Fremont, CA

$15M
second round

Ignite Group

iPolicy makes security hardware and software.

VoiceObjects
Cologne, Germany

$11.5M
undisclosed

TeleSoft, Wellington, SAP, T-Venture, Enjoyventure, Comerica Bank

VoiceObjects develops speech-enabled applications and is moving to the US.

Identity Engines
Mountain View, CA

$8.7M
first round

Horizon, Lightspeed

Identity Engines makes identity management applications.

Virtual Iron
Acton, MA

$3.5M
third round

Intel Capital

Virtual Iron is making server virtualization software.

Invoq Systems
Pleasanton, CA

$3.25M
second round

JMI Equity

Invow makes networked event notification appliances.

Socialtext
Palo Alto, CA

$0.85M
second round add-on

SAP Ventures

Socialtext's software enables web application and collaboration.