From the Filings: Meru Networks, BroadHop & More...

What follows are six VC deals culled from recent Regulation D filings with the SEC. None of them has been otherwise disclosed: * Meru Networks Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of wireless infrastructure solutions, has expanded its Series E round to over $87 million. It had announced a $30 million first close earlier this year, led by Vision Capital. Return backers had included Clearstone Venture Partners, NeoCarta Ventures, BlueStream Ventures, The D. E. Shaw Group, Evercore Partners, Tenaya Capital and Monitor Ventures. The company has now raised over $160 million in total VC funding since its 2002 inception. www.merunetworks.com