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Avnera
http://www.avnera.com/Last activity: 19.01.2010
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Avnera is a fabless semiconductor firm making highly-integrated application targeted ICs for consumer audio and voice applications. Avnera has deep analog and mixed-signal circuit design expertise, including the know-how to integrate diverse circuit types onto single pieces of silicon. Avnera IC products target applications in PC accessory audio, iPod accessory audio, home theater, and consumer & enterprise voice. Their list of customers includes names such as Logitech, Creative, Rocketfish, Panasonic, iHome, Vizio, Sanyo, Onkyo, Acoustic Research, Audioengine, and Polycom.
Overview
Total raised
$18M
Investors 3
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| Redpoint Ventures | redpoint.com | |
| DAG Ventures | dagventures.com |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
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| Nov 13, 2009 | Funding round | $8M |
Mentions in press and media 5
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| Jan 15, 2010 | Avnera Raises $10M in Series D Venture Financing | Avnera Corporation, a Beaverton, OR-based develper of Analog System-on-Chip (ASoC) technology for consumer electronics devices, has closed a new $10m in a Series D round of financing. Existing investors and also new investor Onkyo Corporati... |
| Jan 14, 2010 | Avnera raises $10M for audio chips with coolest sound | Audio chip maker Avnera is announcing today that it has raised $10 million in a fourth round of funding. Avnera is making Audio Magic chips such as those used in Best Buy’s Rocketfish brand of wireless stereo speakers. Those products elimin... |
| Dec 20, 2009 | Avnera and Best Buy team up on wireless home audio platform | Avnera and Best Buy are announcing today they are partnering to create a new generation of high-quality wireless home audio platform under Best Buy’s Rocketfish brand name. The product will let you take audio from any music device, such as ... |
| Nov 13, 2009 | Avnera Raises $8M Equity Round to Advance Wireless Audio Chip Technology | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints A consumer tech company has scored one of the bigger equity financing rounds in the Portland area this fall. Beaverton, OR-based Avnera, a fabless semiconductor company that m... |
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FAQ about Avnera
How much funding has Avnera raised?
Avnera has raised $18M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Avnera raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Avnera, among them a funding round of $8M on Nov 13, 2009.
Who has invested in Avnera?
Parsers VC lists 3 investors of Avnera, among them Redpoint Ventures and DAG Ventures.
What has the press written about Avnera?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning Avnera, among them “Avnera Raises $10M in Series D Venture Financing” (Jan 15, 2010) and “Avnera raises $10M for audio chips with coolest sound” (Jan 14, 2010).
Is Avnera still active?
Avnera is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 19, 2010.