News
Issue #2003 - 03 (January 2003)
(Updated Jan. 30, 2003)

ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS & AGREEMENTS

VC Investments in Wireless

1. CardioNet Raises Additional $13,000,000 in Third Round [San Diego, CA] 
CardioNet develops mobile telemetry monitoring for cardiac patients.

INVESTORS: Biofrontier Partners, Guidant, Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management, IDEO, Inglewood Ventures, Sanderling Biomedical Ventures

2. Pronto Networks Raises $5,000,000 in Series-A Funding [Pleasanton, CA ] 
Pronto Networks provides Wi-Fi solution. Its core technology Hotspot Networking System was created for the public access sector. Its software allows mobile carrier and other service providers to launch their own Wi-Fi networks.

INVESTORS: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Intel Communications Fund

3. Akustica Raises $4,500,000 in in Series-A Funding [Pittsburg, PA] 
Akustica provides acoustic System-on-Chip products and services for wireless communications and consumer electronic devices.

INVESTORS: Chamberlain Investments (Lead), Others

For more information: http://www.venturereporter.com

MobileInfo Comments and Advisory: We like the VCs funding real applications in the healthcare and diagnostic sector - huge scope out there.

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