Calabasas-based Fulcrum Microsystems, which is developing clockless interconnect silicon for connecting system backplanes, raised $17M in the quarter, according to the quarterly PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA venture capital numbers released this week. Fulcrum is backed by Granite Ventures, Infinity Capital, NEA, Palomar Ventures, and Worldview Technology. Backers in this round were not disclosed. More information »