May 13, 2004 — Simpler Networks Inc., a Montreal manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, announced it has received $15.5 million in Series A financing.
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Highland Capital Partners and Kodiak Venture Partners co-led the round. BCE Capital, Solidarity Fund QFL and Innovatech Montreal also participated.
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The company intends to use the funding for product development and to begin trial deployments by early 2005. Simpler Networks uses MEMS-based relays in its telecom systems.
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Jean-Luc Abaziou of Highland Capital Partners and Dave Furneaux of Kodiak Venture Partners joined the Simpler Networks board of directors.
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