Quantenna channels $14M for HD home networking chips
Quantenna Communications, a provider of silicon chips for high-speed, wireless networking services, announced today that it brought in $13.85 million in a third round of funding to build its brand and expand its sales and engineering operations. Southern Cross Venture Partners led the round, which included Grazia Equity, Sequoia Capital, Sigma Partners and Venrock Associates.
Based in Fremont, Calif., the company focuses on chip sets that can support high-definition media content served wirelessly through set-top boxes, routers, televisions and other consumer electronic devices.
Quantenna has now raised more than $42 million to date. The company competes with rivals such as SiBEAM and Amimon.
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