Nortel Networks
Investments
34Portfolio Exits
18Partners & Customers
10
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Latest Nortel Networks News
Aug 1, 2023
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Nortel Networks Investments
34 Investments
Nortel Networks has made 34 investments. Their latest investment was in Tango Networks as part of their Series A on February 2, 2007.

Nortel Networks Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/5/2007 | Series A | Tango Networks | $25M | Yes | ||
9/14/2006 | Unattributed VC | NETtel Communications | $210M | Yes | ||
8/7/2006 | Series D | Trapeze Networks | $30M | No | ||
4/20/2005 | Series C | |||||
5/7/2004 | Series D |
Date | 2/5/2007 | 9/14/2006 | 8/7/2006 | 4/20/2005 | 5/7/2004 |
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Round | Series A | Unattributed VC | Series D | Series C | Series D |
Company | Tango Networks | NETtel Communications | Trapeze Networks | ||
Amount | $25M | $210M | $30M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources |
Nortel Networks Portfolio Exits
18 Portfolio Exits
Nortel Networks has 18 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Trapeze Networks on November 22, 2010.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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11/22/2010 | Acquired | ||||
3/20/2010 | Divestiture | Nortel Networks - Metro Ethernet Networks Business | 1 | ||
8/18/2009 | Asset Sale | ||||
Date | 11/22/2010 | 3/20/2010 | 8/18/2009 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Divestiture | Asset Sale | ||
Companies | Nortel Networks - Metro Ethernet Networks Business | ||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 |
Nortel Networks Acquisitions
12 Acquisitions
Nortel Networks acquired 12 companies. Their latest acquisition was Tasman Networks on February 17, 2006.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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2/17/2006 | Other Venture Capital | $99.4M | Acquired | |||
10/13/2000 | Series B | $22.7M | Acquired | |||
10/11/2000 | Other Venture Capital | $58.39M | Acq - P2P | |||
6/16/2000 | Series B | |||||
3/16/2000 | Series C |
Date | 2/17/2006 | 10/13/2000 | 10/11/2000 | 6/16/2000 | 3/16/2000 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Other Venture Capital | Series B | Other Venture Capital | Series B | Series C |
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $99.4M | $22.7M | $58.39M | ||
Note | Acquired | Acquired | Acq - P2P | ||
Sources |
Nortel Networks Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Nortel Networks has 10 strategic partners and customers. Nortel Networks recently partnered with Windstream on September 9, 2010.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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9/30/2010 | Partner | United States | Windstream had a decades-old relationship with Nortel dating to the installation of the first digital call-and-data switching equipment that transformed telecommunication services in the United States - and that strong relationship is continuing with Avaya . | 1 | |
2/3/2010 | Partner | United States | 2 | ||
10/29/2008 | Client | United States | FairPoint Communications has selected Nortel Networks s WiMAX network solution as one of the access platforms it will use to bring high-speed Internet to communities in Vermont , New Hampshire and Maine . | 1 | |
3/1/2008 | Partner | ||||
2/11/2008 | Vendor |
Date | 9/30/2010 | 2/3/2010 | 10/29/2008 | 3/1/2008 | 2/11/2008 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Client | Partner | Vendor |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | Windstream had a decades-old relationship with Nortel dating to the installation of the first digital call-and-data switching equipment that transformed telecommunication services in the United States - and that strong relationship is continuing with Avaya . | FairPoint Communications has selected Nortel Networks s WiMAX network solution as one of the access platforms it will use to bring high-speed Internet to communities in Vermont , New Hampshire and Maine . | |||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nortel Networks Team
33 Team Members
Nortel Networks has 33 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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David McCool | Muzzy Lane Software, and Shiva Corporation | Founder | Former |
Name | David McCool | ||||
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Work History | Muzzy Lane Software, and Shiva Corporation | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Former |