Hi! Thanks for the question.
I was able to find some startup companies in the Bay Area that you
could keep an eye on and are judged as very promising by organizations
such as Bizjournals and Silicon Strategies.
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Bizjournals Startup Deals of 2003 provides some good information on
what startup companies do venture capitalists find as promising
businesses. The complete section for the special issue can be found in
our first link:
?IN DEPTH: FINANCIAL DEALS OF THE YEAR 2003?
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2004/03/01/focus.html
Here are the startup companies mentioned in the special issue.
Nanosys
2625 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650 331 2100
Fax: 650 331 2101
Email: careers@nanosysinc.com
Website: http://www.nanosysinc.com/
Funding: $38 million in second-round financing (2003)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2004/03/01/focus4.html
(Funding News)
Jobflash
1825 South Grant Street, Suite 350
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: (650) 655-6950
Fax: (650) 655-6960
Email: info@jobflash.com
Website: http://www.jobflash.com/
Funding: $4.67 Million in 2003
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2004/03/01/focus5.html?page=1
(Funding News)
CoTherix, Inc.
5000 Shoreline Court, Suite 101
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 650.808.6500
Fax: 650.808.6899
E-mail: info@cotherix.com
Website: http://www.cotherix.com/home.php?flash=yes
Funding: $55 Million
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2004/03/01/focus3.html
(Funding News)
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Silicon Strategies List of 60 Emerging Start-ups provides a good
showcase of what companies your husband should target in the tech
hardware industry. Here is a profile of the list created by Silicon
Strategies.
?The Silicon Strategies' 60 Emerging Startups list, first published in
April 2004, has been updated to reflect the latest conditions in the
corporate, commercial and technological environments.?
?In version 2.0 of Silicon Strategies' 60 Emerging Startups editors
from the online site have selected companies based on a mix of
criteria including: technology, intended market, maturity, financial
position, and investment profile. The startups on the Silicon 60 list
are those involved in semiconductors, fab equipment, packaging,
foundry, materials, MEMS and EDA software that made an impression.
They are emerging companies to watch for a wide variety of reasons.?
?Silicon Strategies' updates list of 60 emerging startups? (Free
Registration Required)
http://www.siliconstrategies.com/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=49400011&_requestid=197912
The following Bay Area companies are included in the list: (Whenever
possible I will give you the email address for its human resources
department)
Analogix
3211 Scott Blvd.
Suite 100
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Tel: (408) 988-8848
Fax: (408) 988-8686
E-mail contacts: info@analogixsemi.com
Website:
Secured Funding: $9.85M in Series A financing (2002)
Apache Design Solutions Inc.
1881 Landings Drive
Mountain View, CA 94043
USA
Tel: (650) 969-4183
Fax: (650) 969-4170
Website: http://www.apache-da.com
Funding News (2002): Funding Profile
http://www.apache-da.com/news_events/press/050602.htm
http://www.apache-da.com/news_events/press/012202.htm
Arithmatica Inc.
303 Twin Dolphin Drive
Suite 600
Redwood City, CA 94065
Finance & HR: (650) 632-4541
General Inquiries: (650) 632-4542
Fax: (650) 989-6807
Website: www.arithmatica.com
Funding: Seed Funding (1999), First Round Funding (2001), Second Round
Funding (2003)
http://www.arithmatica.com/investors.html (Funding Profile)
Inovsys
5870 Stoneridge Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94588-2733
Phone: (925) 924-9110
Fax: (925) 924-9118
Email: careers@inovys.com
Website: http://www.inovys.com/index.html
Funding: $16.3 million dollars in Series C financing in February 2004
(Source: Silicon Strategies)
Kilopass Technology Inc.
3333 Octavius Dr. Suite 101,
Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA
Phone: (408) 980-8808
Fax: (408) 980-8856
Email: klptinfo@kilopass.com
Website: http://www.kilopass.com/e15/
Funding: Received funding from Nokia Venture Partners, InveStar
Capital, Inc. and iGlobe Partners in Jan. 1, 2004.
http://www.kilopass.com/e15/?CurrentItem=4&SubItem=2&press=1&pressitem=3&
(Funding News)
Matrix Semiconductor Inc
3230 Scott Boulevard
Santa Clara, California 95054
TEL: 408.969.4848
FAX: 408.969.4849
Email: recruiter@matrixsemi.com
Website: www.matrixsemi.com
Funding: $150 million (Source: Silicon Strategies)
NanoChip Inc.
48041 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: 510.770.2501
Email: info@nanochip.com
Website: http://www.nanochip.com/
Funding: Received $20 millioin in in Series B financing from JK&B Capital.
http://www.nanochip.com/030804.html (Funding News)
Revera Corp.
810 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone: 408-530-3600
Fax: 408-530-3601
Email: information@ReVera.com
Website: http://www.revera.com/
Funding: Received funding from Crosslink Capital
http://www.revera.com/RVX3/pubs2.htm (Funding News)
Silecs Inc.
2570 North First Street, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95131
United States
Tel: +1 408 549 9882
Fax: +1 408 351 0224
Email: marketing@silecs.com
Website: http://silecs.com/index.php
Funding: Received funding from InnovationsKapital (September 2004)
http://silecs.com/news/news.php?id=63 (Funding News)
Transitive Corp
718 University Ave.
Suite 200
Los Gatos, CA 95032-7608
Phone: (408) 3996611
Fax: (408) 3996610
Email: jobs@transitive.com
Website: http://www.transitive.com/
Funding: $11.5M Funding Round with Accel Partners, Pond Ventures and
Crescendo Ventures
http://www.transitive.com/news_funding.htm (Funding News)
Transfer Devices Inc.
500 Laurelwood Road,
Suite II Santa Clara CA
Phone: 408-980-9684
Email: info@transferdevices.com
Website: http://www.transferdevices.com/
No Funding Information Provided
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Other Startup Deals:
Stretch
777 E. Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Main Tel: (650) 864-2700
Fax: (650) 623-0150
Website: www.stretchinc.com
Funding: $52 million since 2003
http://www.stretchinc.com/about_investors.php (Funding News)
CPU Planet Article: http://www.cpuplanet.com/features/article.php/3346541
Mercury News meanwhile has a list of startup funding in the Solar
Panel technology sector. You might want to check them out as well.
?World events spark interest in solar cell energy start-ups?
http://www.nanosolar.com/cache/merc081504.htm
The Bay Area companies included in the list are the following:
Miasolé
871 Fox Lane
San Jose, CA 95131, USA
Tel.: 408-456-5700
Fax: 408-456-5701
Email: info@miasole.com
Website: http://miasole.com/start.asp
Funding: $6.9 Million
Nanosolar, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
2440 Embarcadero Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3313
Phone: 650.565.8891
Fax: 650.565.8894
Email: info@nanosolar.com
Website: http://www.nanosolar.com/
Funding: ?$5 million, $10 million research grant*?
http://www.nanosolar.com/press.htm (Funding News)
Solaicx
160 Albright Way
Suite E
Los Gatos, California 95032
United States
Phone: (408) 374-3308
Fax: (408) 374-3338
Email: jts@solaicx.com
Website: http://solaicx.com/mpc/docs/Site/Home.html
Funding: $2 million
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