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VIVATO RAISES $44.5 MILLION IN SERIES C FUNDING ROUND
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - June 23, 2003 - Vivato, a Wi-Fi
infrastructure company, today announced it raised $44.5 million
in its Series C funding round, bringing the total investment in
the company to $67 million.
Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV), a leading bi-coastal venture
capital firm, led Vivato's third funding round and was joined by
all of Vivato's previous investors, including Leapfrog Ventures,
U.S. Venture Partners, Walden International and Intel Communications
Fund.
Vivato will use the funds to sustain the momentum for production
of its first 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi switch, which started shipping to customers
this month, and to develop its next generation wireless local area
network
(WLAN) product line.
"As the first company to develop an indoor/outdoor wireless
switch, Vivato is revolutionizing the wireless industry. The company's
unique technology enables faster, more secure WiFi connections over
longer distances, satisfying an explosive market," said Jos
Henkens, general partner, Advanced Technology Ventures. "We
feel that Vivato has the right combination of innovative technology,
an experienced management team, and a group of investors committed
to seeing the company succeed."
"We appreciate ATV's leadership in this round of funding and
believe their participation is a tremendous vote of confidence for
Vivato's approach for achieving ubiquitous Wi-Fi," said Ken
Biba, Vivato co-founder, CEO and chairman. "The strength of
ATV's support and the additional investment from existing investors
puts Vivato on solid ground for continued innovation and delivery
of 802.11 products."
About Vivato
Vivato is the inventor and first manufacturer of Wi-Fi switches
for enterprises and service providers designed to enable high bandwidth
Wi-Fi wireless networks everywhere: in the enterprise, across campuses
and throughout metropolitan areas. Vivato is headquartered in San
Francisco with a research and development center in Spokane, Wash.
For more information, please visit www.vivato.net
call 415.495.1111.
About ATV
Founded in 1979, Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) is a bi-coastal
venture capital firm with more than $1.5 billion in capital under
management. ATV works closely with entrepreneurial teams across
several markets, including communications, IT infrastructure, software
and services, and healthcare, to build emerging-growth business
ventures into market leaders. For more information, visit http://www.atvcapital.com.
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