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Barefoot Networks

Headquarters: Palo Alto, Calif.

CEO: Martin Izzard

Funding: $23 million, Series C extension

Investors: Alibaba, Tencent

What it does: Maker of the fully user-programmable Tofino switching chips, which can be programmed to the liking of the network owner.