Mintera Raises $19 Million

Mintera Corp., an Acton, Mass.-based provider of high bit-rate optical transport systems, has raised $19 million in Series C funding. Polaris Venture Partners and RRE Ventures co-led the deal, and were joined by JDSU and return backers Court Square Ventures, Star Ventures and Portview Communications Partners. Mintera has now raised more than $73 million in total VC funding since 2000. www.mintera.com