OverviewLucent Venture Partners invests in a broad range of communication related companies. View our portfolio by clicking on the appropriate industry segment or the button indicating an alphabetical list. |
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Alopa Networks - Develops and markets next generation software solutions for the creation, delivery and management of broadband services. |
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American Fiber Systems - Designs and deploys high-capacity, dark-fiber optic networks in second- and third-tier cities nationwide. |
Privately held |
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Aristo - Automated block-level IC planning and assembly products for faster and predictable design convergence. |
Acquired by Monterey Design Systems |
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Bandwidth9 - Components and subsystems for the DWDM marketplace. |
Privately Held |
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Banter - Next-generation technologies for e-communication, content classification and business process automation. Banter's solutions address critical e-business needs in managing information flows and customer relationships. |
Privately Held |
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BayPackets - provides solutions for the high growth markets of voice and intelligent network call features and applications over packets. |
Privately Held |
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Blue Pumpkin Software - Innovative and unique workforce management software solutions that optimize workforce scheduling and management. |
Privately Held |
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BTI Photonic Systems - supplies leading system vendors with the industry's most advanced link management systems to extend the reach and capabilities of their optical network portfolios, while offering them a competitive advantage and increased profitability. Easily deployed in new or existing networks, BTI's intelligent Netstender™ system reduces the complexity, cost and time required to extend networks. Founded in 2000 as BTI Photonics Inc., the company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices in Canada and the United States. |
Privately Held |
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Caly Networks - State-of-the-art, next generation networking solutions. |
Privately Held |
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Caspian Networks - Very high capacity switching and routing solutions for converged voice, video and data networks. |
Privately Held |
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ChiLight Technologies - Develops wavelength converters and signal regenerators for DWDM optical networks. |
Privately Held |
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Chromatis Networks - Data over optical networking solutions that enable service providers to meet the increasing demand for broadband metropolitan services. |
Acquired by Lucent Technologies |
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CIRREX - Highly integrated optoelectronic components and subsystems enabling DWDM solutions for optical access networks. |
Privately Held |
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Cogency Software - a leading provider of real-time business activity monitoring and management solutions. |
Privately Held |
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Cognigine - A fabless semiconductor company focused on high performance configurable communications processors for Broadband and Optical Networking applications. |
Privately held |
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CoManage - Integrated Service Management systems for service providers. |
Privately Held |
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Consystant Design Technologies - a software technology company, provides the software development environment for accelerating the design of Internet appliances, personal area networks, network processors, and related software applications. |
Privately Held |
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ConvergeNet - Highly scalable management and Storage Domain solutions for large enterprises and service provider markets. Purchased by Dell Computers 10.27.99. |
Acquired by Dell |
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CoSine Communications - Network-based high performance IP service deployment platforms for carriers. |
Public |
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CoWave Networks - Next generation fixed wireless systems, enabling service providers to deliver broadband services economically to homes and small businesses. |
Privately held |
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Global Communication Devices - designs and manufactures highly integrated semiconductors used in wireless Internet access for businesses and people to work and play untethered. |
Privately Held |
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hereUare Communications - Enables For-Pay access to global wireless Ethernet networks. |
Privately Held |
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iCompression - Semiconductor technology for real time MPEG-2 video and audio compression. |
Acquired by GlobeSpan |
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ishoni Networks - A developer and supplier of silicon and software solutions that deliver voice, video and data services via a single cable, xDSL or wireless broadband connection. |
Privately Held |
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Lambda Crossing - Developing a SOC (System on a Chip), Dynamic Optical Add & Drop Multiplexer for DWDM Networks. |
Privately Held |
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LightSpeed Semiconductor - Very high density and high speed silicon solutions for telecommunications, networking and media applications. |
Privately Held |
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MagniFire Websystems - Proactive and accurate perimeter security solutions to protect Enterprises' back-end network and Web application infrastructure gainst external threats in an era when firewalls are increasingly permeable. |
Privately Held |
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Mainsail Networks - "Last mile" fiber/copper solutions which provide integrated voice, data/internet and video services over a single access trunk. |
Acquired by Terayon |
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Mainspring - A consulting firm focused on assisting clients to rapidly develop and execute profitable e-commerce strategies. |
Acquired by IBM |
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MaXXan Systems - Develops and brings to the market the next generation |
Privately Held |
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Megisto Systems - Developing mission-critical infrastructure nodes to enable scalable deployment of the next generation of Internet services. |
Privately Held |
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Memlink - Designs and manufactures low cost scalable photonic switches for optical cross-connect systems in the metro and core applications. |
Privately Held |
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MetraTech Corporation - Customer-centric, web-based billing platforms for the telecommunications market. |
Privately Held |
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Mobilitec - develops and markets to wireless carriers and application service providers an end-to-end infrastructure solution for the aggregation, provisioning, billing and management of dynamic content for mobile devices. |
Privately Held |
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Network Physics - develops network infrastructure products that improve Internet performance, based on a deep knowledge of the hidden physics of complex IP networks. |
Privately Held |
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Newport Communications - High performance, low power chipsets for high speed transmission. |
Acquired by Broadcom |
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Octane Software - Multi-channel Customer Relationship Management and ecommerce solutions. Octane Software merged with E.piphany on May 31, 2000. |
Acquired by E.piphany |
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Omneon Video Networks - Innovative and unique networking and storage solutions for digital multimedia content producers and distributors in both the TV broadcast and Internet industries. |
Privately Held |
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OptiMight Communications - Provides ultra-long reach (ULR) transport systems powered by full-spectrum WDM with integrated network management capabilities. |
Privately Held |
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Partnerware - Provider of B2B Partner Relationship Management (PRM) extranet solutions that help companies drive competitive advantage through faster channel and alliance program execution. |
Privately Held |
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Philsar Semiconductor - Silicon solutions for next generation personal wireless and short range connectivity. |
Acquired by Conexant |
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PrairieComm - Chipsets for wireless CDMA, TDMA and 3G. |
Privately Held |
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Probix - Content Protection Network" (CPN) service provider for e-Commerce and e-Collaboration on the Internet and Intranets. |
Privately held |
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Silicon Packets - develops fabless semiconductor solutions for high speed broadband LAN and WAN connectivity applications. |
Acquired by Cypress Semiconductor |
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SupplyEdge - a supply chain network for the electronics industry focused on "at risk" parts, offering action-triggering information and services that ensure successful, continuous production. |
Privately Held |
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Telespree - Enables carriers to profitably serve new high-growth markets through its innovative wireless service delivery platform. |
Privately held |
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Tilion - Supply Chain Performance Management offering aggregates and |
Privately Held |
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ValiCert - Software and services that enable trust and interoperability of digital certificate applications in the net economy. |
Public |
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Wave7 Optics - Focused on the development of a revolutionary optical access system for video, high-speed data and telephony that resolves the Last Mile bandwidth bottleneck. |
Privately held |
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WaveSplitter - DWDM systems and subsystems for Metro area and long haul applications. |
Privately Held |
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Wayport - Fast Net for People on the Move - Leading provider of high-speed, wired and wireless Internet access in hotels, airports and other locations frequented by travelers. |
Privately Held |
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Zagros - a fabless semiconductor company with innovative solutions for traffic engineering and scheduling for high speed switching systems. |
Privately Held |
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