# Meru Networks

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/meru-networks

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Sunnyvale, US
- Website: www.merunetworks.com
- Total disclosed funding: $178M
- Latest round: Series E (Aug 7, 2009)
- Investors on record: 16

## About

Founded in 2002, Meru Networks provides a virtualized wireless LAN solution that cost-effectively optimizes the enterprise network to deliver the performance, reliability, predictability and operational simplicity of a wired network, with the advantages of mobility. Meru's solution represents an innovative approach to wireless networking that utilizes virtualization technology to create an intelligent and self-monitoring wireless network, and enables enterprises to migrate their business-critical applications from wired networks to wireless networks, and become all-wireless enterprises.

## Funding rounds

- Series E, Aug 7, 2009, $57M — Clearstone Venture Partners, Evercore Partners, Bluestream Ventures, Monitor Ventures, D. E. Shaw & Co, Tenaya Capital, NeoCarta Ventures
- Series E, Apr 20, 2009, $30M — Clearstone Venture Partners, Evercore Partners, Vision Capital (US), Bluestream Ventures, Monitor Ventures, D. E. Shaw & Co, CID Group, Tenaya Capital, NeoCarta Ventures
- Series D, Feb 21, 2007, $28M — Clearstone Venture Partners, Evercore Partners, Bluestream Ventures, Jumpstartup Fund Advisors, D. E. Shaw & Co, Lehman Brothers, Tenaya Capital, NeoCarta Ventures
- Series D, May 1, 2006, $25M — Clearstone Venture Partners, Evercore Partners, Bluestream Ventures, Sojitz Tech-Innovation, Jumpstartup Fund Advisors, Tenaya Capital, NeoCarta Ventures
- Series C, Jun 14, 2005, $12M — Clearstone Venture Partners, Evercore Partners, Sierra Ventures, Bluestream Ventures, Brainheart Capital, Monitor Ventures, Jumpstartup Fund Advisors, Dot Edu Ventures, NeoCarta Ventures
- Series B, Apr 22, 2004, $16M — Clearstone Venture Partners, Evercore Partners, Sierra Ventures, Bluestream Ventures, Brainheart Capital, Monitor Ventures, Jumpstartup Fund Advisors, Dot Edu Ventures, NeoCarta Ventures
- Series A, Nov 20, 2002, $10M — Clearstone Venture Partners, NeoCarta Ventures, Jumpstart Ventures

## Investors

- Clearstone Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/clearstone-venture-partners) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
- NeoCarta Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/neocarta-ventures) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
- Jumpstart Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/jumpstart-ventures) — Series A
- Evercore Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/evercore-partners) — Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
- Sierra Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sierra-ventures) — Series B, Series C
- Bluestream Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bluestream-ventures) — Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
- Brainheart Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/brainheart-capital) — Series B, Series C
- Monitor Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/monitor-ventures) — Series B, Series C, Series E
- Jumpstartup Fund Advisors (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/jumpstartup-fund-advisors) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Dot Edu Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dot-edu-ventures) — Series B, Series C
- Sojitz Tech-Innovation — Series D
- Tenaya Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tenaya-capital) — Series D, Series E
- D. E. Shaw & Co (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/d-e-shaw-co) — Series D, Series E
- Lehman Brothers (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lehman-brothers) — Series D
- Vision Capital (US) (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/vision-capital-us) — Series E
- CID Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cid-group) — Series E