Funding Rounds in December 2002

All 163 funding rounds announced during December 2002, sorted by deal size. Includes lead investors, stage, and total raised.

163
Rounds announced
$1.6B
Total raised
$12.5M
Avg round
$200.0M
Largest
Round-type breakdown
Investment types in December 2002
Series Unknown
37
Series A
31
Series B
29
Series C
16
Private Equity
10
Series D
10
Seed
8
Grant
6
Debt Financing
5
Post Ipo Equity
5
# Company Round Raised Lead Investor Date
1
XM Radio
XM Radio is a satellite radio service company providing pay-for-servic…
Debt Financing $200.0M Hearst Ventures 2002-12-01 Round →
2
WildBlue
WildBlue offers high-speed internet access via satellite for home or s…
Series Unknown $156.0M Liberty Satellite & Technology +4 2002-12-01 Round →
3
Avaya
Avaya provides business communications and collaboration systems, appl…
Series Unknown $100.0M Warburg Pincus 2002-12-24 Round →
4
Quanta Services
Quanta Services provides designing, installing, repairing and maintain…
Post Ipo Equity $72.9M First Reserve Corporation 2002-12-24 Round →
5
Inverness Medical
Inverness Medical provides advanced consumer and professional medical …
Debt Financing $55.0M GE Healthcare 2002-12-02 Round →
6
Gyre Therapeutics
Gyre Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that offers protease …
Series Unknown $46.0M Nomura International +8 2002-12-05 Round →
7
White Rock Networks
White Rock Networks provides transport and switching, Ethernet service…
Series D $42.0M Oak Investment Partners 2002-12-18 Round →
8
Renovo
Renovo Ltd. provides biotechnology services.
Series B $33.0M HealthCap +3 2002-12-02 Round →
9
IPWireless
IPWireless develops wireless solutions including silicon, software and…
Series Unknown $27.0M J.F. Shea Co. +6 2002-12-16 Round →
10
Barricaid
Barricaid develops a bone-anchored implant designed to close large def…
Series C $25.0M New Enterprise Associates +2 2002-12-27 Round →
11
Newisys
Newisys, a Server and Storage company with expertise in glue-chips for…
Series B $25.0M Fidelity Ventures 2002-12-10 Round →
12
TriVirix International
TriVirix International manufactures and designs electro-mechanical, me…
Series D $25.0M Morgan Stanley Venture Partners +10 2002-12-03 Round →
13
EZChip
EZchip is a semiconductor manufacturing company providing Ethernet pro…
Series C $24.5M Goldman Sachs +2 2002-12-16 Round →
14
GeneFormatics
GeneFormatics is a biotechnology company specializing in structural pr…
Series C $24.0M 2002-12-06 Round →
15
Idun Pharmaceuticals
IDUN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in th…
Series A $22.8M Ventana Capital Management +7 2002-12-09 Round →
16
Optinel Systems
Optinel Systems develops optical waveguide components and subsystems f…
Series B $22.4M Birchmere Ventures +5 2002-12-04 Round →
17
Aperto Networks
Aperto Networks is a wireless communication hardware manufacturer that…
Series C $22.0M Canaan Partners +3 2002-12-16 Round →
18
C
Ceptyr
Ceptyr is a developer of protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) -based the…
Series Unknown $20.0M ARCH Venture Partners +1 2002-12-23 Round →
19
SiberCore Technologies
SiberCore Technologies pure-play, Internet IC company developing high-…
Series D $20.0M Business Development Bank of Canada +4 2002-12-18 Round →
20
Curl
Curl develops and maintains the Curl Rich Internet Application (RIA) p…
Series D $17.9M Equity Group Holdings +2 2002-12-17 Round →
21
Meriton Networks
Meriton Networks offers optical networking products, network managemen…
Series B $17.0M VenGrowth Asset Management 2002-12-16 Round →
22
Topspin Medical
An Israel-based MRI technology platform developer
Series B $16.5M Pitango VC +4 2002-12-24 Round →
23
I
Intracel Holdings
Intracel Holdings focused on the development and commercialization of …
Series B $16.0M MPM Capital 2002-12-13 Round →
24
eCopy
eCopy offers businesses with technology solutions that focus on docume…
Series Unknown $15.8M Canon +2 2002-12-05 Round →
25
Alfalight
Alfalight designs and manufactures reliable, rugged, and efficient las…
Series C $15.0M ARCH Venture Partners +1 2002-12-10 Round →
26
Renal Solutions
Renal Solutions is a developer of medical devices that provides a clin…
Series A $14.7M Birchmere Ventures +4 2002-12-03 Round →
27
VetCentric
VetCentric offers home delivery of pharmaceuticals, compounded medicat…
Series Unknown $14.5M Sherbrooke Capital +5 2002-12-12 Round →
28
Pelikan Technologies
Pelikan Technologies develops hand-held diagnostic and monitoring devi…
Series C $14.0M HBM Healthcare Investments +1 2002-12-16 Round →
29
CREDANT Technologies
Credant provides data protection solutions for companies to control, m…
Series A $14.0M Menlo Ventures +1 2002-12-10 Round →
30
Diodes Incorporated
Diodes Incorporated is a manufacturer and supplier of high-quality, ap…
Post Ipo Equity $14.0M JIF Capital +2 2002-12-01 Round →
31
Integrated Development Enterprise
Integrated Development Enterprise develops web-based project and produ…
Series Unknown $13.2M Tudor Growth Equity +4 2002-12-05 Round →
32
Corcept Therapeutics
Corcept Therapeutics discovers and develops drugs that regulate the ef…
Series Unknown $12.8M 2002-12-01 Round →
33
Qpass
Qpass is a U.S.-based software provider that provides full cycle of ac…
Series B $12.7M RRE Ventures +6 2002-12-30 Round →
34
Striva
Striva develops data integration software products.
Series B $12.7M Advanced Technology Ventures 2002-12-16 Round →
35
Am-Beo
Am-Beo is a global provider of real-time rating and settlement solutio…
Series B $12.5M Enterprise Ireland +3 2002-12-02 Round →
36
Amphora Discovery
Amphora Discovery Corporation operates as a biotechnology company. It …
Series B $12.5M ARCH Venture Partners +2 2002-12-26 Round →
37
Interwise
Interwise, a software-based company, offers AT&T Connect, an IP softwa…
Series D $12.0M STI Ventures +3 2002-12-18 Round →
38
Pinpoint Networks
Pinpoint Networks is a provider of software and services to global mob…
Series Unknown $12.0M Intel Capital +4 2002-12-03 Round →
39
Ortega InfoSystems
Ortega InfoSystems develops security-integration software.
Series C $11.8M Harbinger Ventures +1 2002-12-05 Round →
40
PayCycle
PayCycle is a provider of on-demand payroll services for small busines…
Series C $11.5M August Capital 2002-12-09 Round →
41
Sirific Wireless
Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company, designs, and develops CMO…
Series Unknown $11.5M BDC Venture Capital +4 2002-12-01 Round →
42
Berkeley Design Automation
Berkeley Design Automation provides nanometer circuit verification for…
Series A $11.2M 2002-12-01 Round →
43
Arrow Therapeutics
Arrow is a small pharmaceutical company strictly focussed on novel ant…
Series Unknown $10.9M Gimv +3 2002-12-02 Round →
44
NetMotion Software
NetMotion Software is a tech company that provides security solutions,…
Series B $10.8M Dolphin Equity Partners +3 2002-12-20 Round →
45
DIREVO Industrial Biotechnology
DIREVO Industrial Biotechnology is focused on the biomass conversion i…
Series B $10.5M Active Owners Denmark +2 2002-12-06 Round →
46
QRxPharma
QRxPharma is a pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes…
Series A $10.0M Innovation Capital +3 2002-12-10 Round →
47
eEye Digital Security
eEye Digital Security develops end-point security and vulnerability ma…
Series C $9.0M Insight Venture Management, LLC. +1 2002-12-09 Round →
48
SkinMedica
SkinMedica is focused on developing, acquiring, and commercializing pr…
Series B $9.0M Domain Associates +1 2002-12-04 Round →
49
Copan Systems
Copan Systems offers a persistent data platform for cost-effective man…
Series A $8.3M Austin Ventures 2002-12-18 Round →
50
Fractus SA
Fractus designs, manufactures, and licenses optimized antennas.
Series Unknown $8.0M 3i Group +1 2002-12-04 Round →