Santur Raises $16.6M

FREMONT, Calif. -- Santur Corporation, a leadingmanufacturer of highly reliable, cost-effective source laser components for the telecommunications industry, today announced the closing of $16.6 million Series C funding, led by existing investors, including Menlo Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, VantagePoint Venture Partners and Lighthouse Capital.

"Santur’s excellent customer traction and revenue with Tier 1 Global OEMS, the strongest and most reliable tunable laser technology, and proven management team gives us great confidence in this business and team.” said Pierre Lamond, Partner at Sequoia Captial.

“We are very pleased with this vote of confidence in Santur, the market, and our ability to execute to the requirements of our growing customer base.”said Dr. Richard Craig, CEO of Santur Corporation. “With this fundingSantur is fully prepared to meet our customers rapidly ramping production schedules.”

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