BridgeCo
Company

Last deal

$7.5M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

16.12.2009

Date

3

all rounds

$82.8M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Microchip provides Microcontroller and Analog Semiconductors, enabling faster time to market and lower total system cost.

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founded date

01.01.2000

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

The company's technology, called JukeBlox, offers a software platform with integrated WiFi support for music streaming to various home audio equipment. It has been adopted by major consumer electronics brands such as Pioneer, Philips, and Denon. BridgeCo's processor IC and software platforms connect internet media sources, computers, and consumer electronics in homes, targeting stand-alone after-market and embedded audio applications.
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Neal Weinstock

Neal Weinstock

Neal Weinstock is a Co-Founder & VP of Business Development & Marketing Strategy at BridgeCo.

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