But, he said, there was a funding gap between early funding, which was relatively easy to get, and later-stage growth funding which was very much harder.

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This could ultimately set the stage for more sustained growth later on.

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Juniper also has a JUNOS innovation fund that invests alongside venture capitalists to place bets on early stage or growth stage companies that might offer innovations Juniper can later deploy in its networking gear.

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