Cswitch was founded by a team of highly experience semiconductor executives to develop the next generation of SOC solutions for a wide range of communications based platforms. Their experience building advanced processors and ASICs at companies such as LSI Logic, Sun Microsystems, SGI and most recently Transmeta has given them the background to chart a new course in the market for low power, efficient, highly integrated SOC solutions.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/30/06 | Series B | 30M | Old Willow Partners, Altos Ventures, First Round capital, DOE, Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Kinnevik, Rocket Internet | Unknown |
People
Douglas Laird (President/CEO)
Ed McKernan (VP Business Development)
Erik Cleage (Board Member)
David Garrett (CFO)
John Rohrer (VP Major Accounts)
Competitors
Stretch:
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News
Tilera launches new generation of multicore embedded chips for communications
September 22, 2008 4:01 am
It isn’t easy to establish a custom chip architecture these days. But Tilera has managed to do that in the… Continue reading ⟩
Cswitch raising new round for production of communications chips
March 19, 2008 12:00 pm
Chip start-ups have always viewed the communications/networking market as prime territory to launch a new semiconductor chip. Cswitch in Santa… Continue reading ⟩
The transformation of a VC firm, Bay Partners
March 2, 2007 6:47 pm
Bay Partners is the latest Silicon Valley venture firm to go through a major generational change — witnessing an influx… Continue reading ⟩