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Airgain Completes $4.1 Million Venture
Capital Financing
Carlsbad,
CA, March 23, 2006 – Airgain,
Inc., a developer of high-performance
smart antenna solutions for the WLAN
market, today announced it has secured
$4.1 million in additional financing to
expand its smart antenna product line.
The financing round was co-led by
Northwater Capital, through its
Northwater Intellectual Property Fund
LP1, and GEN3 Capital Fund I LP. This
brings the total capital raised by the
company since July 2003 to over $10.9
million.
“We are thrilled to once again have the
support of GEN3 Capital and Northwater
Capital as investors," said Pertti
Visuri, CEO of Airgain. “This funding
reflects the attainment of key
achievements for Airgain and its future
potential, and enables us to deliver
more quickly on our vision for products
and services in this rapidly growing
market.”
Airgain will
use the investment to accelerate the
development process for its line of
smart antenna solutions for the WLAN
router and access point space, as well
as fund new sales and marketing
activities. The company also plans to
use part of the proceeds to complete the
commercialization of its first smart
antenna products for client-side devices
scheduled for the first half of this
year.
About
Airgain
Airgain is a leading provider of
cost-effective smart antenna solutions
for the WLAN market that deliver
dramatic improvements in range and
throughput. Our smart antennas can be
steered electronically at very high
switching speeds, greatly enhancing the
performance of home or enterprise WLAN
systems and emerging quality of service
and VoIP applications. Airgain supplies
its smart antenna solutions to original
equipment and design manufacturers
worldwide. The company's main office is
in Carlsbad, California, with a research
center located in St. Petersburg,
Russia. News and information are
available at
www.airgain.com.
Airgain and
the Airgain logo are registered
trademarks of Airgain, Inc.
Media Contact
Airgain, Inc.
Glenn Selbo
VP, Sales & Marketing
Airgain, Inc.
+1 760.579.0200
gselbo@airgain.com
Investor Contact
Airgain, Inc.
Harry Oesman
CFO
Airgain, Inc.
+1 760.579.0200
hboesman@airgain.com
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