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Broadband Technology Company Secures $20 Million
in Series C Round
SAN JOSE, CA
November 11, 2004
BroadLogic Network Technologies, a supplier of semiconductor chipsets
to the broadband industry, today announced the completion of its Series
C round of funding totaling $20 million led by Time Warner Investments
and Rho Ventures. Also joining in the round are previous BroadLogic
investors Cisco Systems and Intel Capital as well as August Capital,
CDIB Venture Management, Levensohn Venture Partners, Presidio Venture
Partners, and Walden International.
"We're delighted to lead this round of financing to help BroadLogic
realize its full potential," said Rachel Lam, Vice President
and Group Managing Director of Time Warner Investments. "Time
Warner recognizes BroadLogic as a promising strategic partner and
believes BroadLogic's WideBand technologies have the potential to
provide a basis of competitive advantage, particularly for our Time
Warner Cable business, for a faster and increasingly seamless delivery
of next generation digital video and IP services."
"We are impressed by BroadLogic's innovative technologies and
the prospect of delivering competitive advantages to the broadband
cable industry," added Mark Leschly, managing partner for Rho
Ventures.
"BroadLogic highly values the continued funding of our new and
existing investors as we work to deliver first-to-market solutions
and expand our position in the global broadband market," said
BroadLogic President and CEO Tony Francesca. "As a recognized
leader in driving technological advances within the cable industry,
Time Warner's investment is strategically imperative in validating
our efforts as their cable subsidiary will ultimately be the end user
of our technology."
ABOUT THE INVESTORS
Time Warner Investments
The Time Warner Investments group targets non-control strategic investments
that have a clear impact on our divisional operations and directly
enhance Time Warner's ability to meet specific strategic goals. These
strategic goals include the delivery of new services, enhancement
of an existing product, entry or expansion into a key strategic market,
completion of a strategic partnership, and critical research and development.
For more information see www.timewarnerinvestments.com.
Rho Ventures
Rho has been an active venture capital investor since their inception
in 1981 with venture capital funds managed to date exceeding $1 billion.
Rho diversifies their investments across various high growth sectors,
including information technology, telecommunications, the Internet
and healthcare, and they invest throughout all stages of a company's
development from seed to mezzanine rounds. They have invested in over
170 venture stage companies and have helped build industry leaders
in all of the sectors in which they have invested.
About BroadLogic Network Technologies
Headquartered in San Jose, California, BroadLogic designs and supplies
breakthrough semiconductor technologies that enable broadband network
operators to offer next-generation digital video, voice and data services.
BroadLogic's patented technologies act as broadband engines to power
subscriber-premises devices such as ultra-high-speed cable modems,
advanced digital set-top boxes, DVRs, and new service platforms. By
enabling these devices to simultaneously process an order of magnitude
more bandwidth than conventional approaches, BroadLogic's WideBand
technologies unlock the true potential of broadband networks. For
more information please visit, www.broadlogic.com.
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