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HotRail an Internet infrastructure IC company developing high-speed interconnect technologies

San Jose, United StatesFounded 1993
Valuation $250–500M Last recorded · 2000
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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At a glance

Status
Acquired
Founded
1993
Headquarters
San Jose, United States
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
13.7/100
Links
Website

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Funding history

2 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITION✓Exit Jun 2000 $394M $394M Undisclosed —
SERIES C✓Equity / VC Mar 2000 $35M $138M BancBoston Ventures · Woodside Fund · Needham Capital Partners · TechFund Capital —
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Growth signals

HotRail website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for HotRail is 160 monthly website visits, down 96.2% over the last three months.

Latest monthly visits160 3-month web change-96.2%
Monthly website visitsOct 2017–Oct 2024
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

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Investors

5 investors on the cap table

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Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage

  • BancBoston Ventures
  • Woodside Fund
  • Needham Capital Partners
  • TechFund Capital
  • Chase

Talent

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Team profiled 1 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
🇺🇸 United States · San Jose HQ
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Market sentiment

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