$1.65M for Mintera

Mintera, an Acton, MA-based maker of advanced optical switches, has reeled in $1.65 million in equity and debt funding, according to an SEC filing. Terence Unter, the company’s CEO, was not immediately available for comment this morning. The company’s previous investors include Court Square Ventures, JDSU, Polaris Venture Partners, Portview Communications Partners, RRE Ventures, and Star Ventures. The names of the investors in the latest financing are not identified as such in the SEC filing.

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