Monday, May 22, 2006

Straitshot Raises $5.5M

Bellevue, Washington-based Straitshot Communications has raised $5.5M in a second round of funding from Claritage Capital, the firm said this morning. Straitshot said that it would use the funding to build out its core network infrastructure, strengthen customer support, expand sales and marketing, and fund additional engineering efforts. Straitshot is a provider of wide area network (WAN) and broadband services targeted at voice-over-IP (VoIP), video, and real-time applications. The firm's services are deployed by hosted VoIP service providers and channel partners. More information »