The Venture Codex

Led · Series D · Sep 2011

Zenverge is a Santa Clara, California–based fabless semiconductor company that develops advanced content networking ICs built around its patented ZEN architecture. Its ICs are deployed in operator gateways, media servers and cloud infrastructure to enable pay-TV services and a ubiquitous TV Everywhere experience. The company supports streaming of live and recorded content to tablets, smartphones, game consoles and streaming clients, as well as seamless wireless TV and optimized DVR storage. Led by CEO Amir Mobini, Zenverge focuses on content networking solutions for home media gateways and related digital media devices. The company closed an $11M financing to support a revenue ramp and to enhance its portfolio of content networking ICs for the home media gateway market. Zenverge is a Santa Clara, California-based fabless semiconductor company focused on Advanced Content Networking ICs built around its patented ZEN architecture. The company describes the ZEN architecture as a core technology for next-generation digital media devices. Led by CEO Amir Mobini, Zenverge closed a financing (amount undisclosed) to support its growth. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate deployment of media gateways through its list of tier-1 operators. Zenverge also plans to accelerate its roadmap of higher-performance ICs and lower-cost system solutions. No operating metrics or revenue figures were disclosed in the article. Zenverge develops Advanced Media ICs built around the patented ZEN architecture to power next‑generation digital media devices such as HDTVs, Blu‑ray recorders, set‑top boxes, multimedia NAS devices, headless gateways, media streamers and movers, portable device adapters, PCs and network video equipment. Led by CEO Amir Mobini, the company supplies silicon targeted at cable, telco and satellite markets and intends to develop unified solutions for those markets. Following the financing, Zenverge plans to use the proceeds to accelerate support and growth, expand adoption of its existing products, develop unified solutions for cable, telco and satellite markets with Entropic, and continue its development activities. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California. Its core product strategy centers on the ZEN architecture as the foundation for its Advanced Media IC lineup. No operating metrics were disclosed in the article. Zenverge develops Advanced Media integrated circuits for consumer and professional applications. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California. It closed a $30M Series C round to support growth. Zenverge will use the new capital to ramp production and expand marketing and development activities. The funding is intended to broaden the company’s product offerings. Ken Lawler of Battery Ventures joined the company’s board in conjunction with the financing.