OpenStack Startups From Concept To Funding and Acquisition

This panel discussion brings together three startup success stories from the OpenStack ecosystem. It provides the life cycle of some of the recent OpenStack acquisitions and funding stars. It tracks their journeys from ideas to implementation, growth and acquisitions. It also looks into the future and identifies opportunities where best of breed players can fill… Continue reading OpenStack Startups From Concept To Funding and Acquisition

ClusterHQ Secures $12M Series A Funding to Expand Docker and Container Ecosystem

ClusterHQ™, The Container Data People™, today announced a $12 million Series A funding round led by Accel Partners London, with participation from Canaan Partners as well as existing investors. ClusterHQ will use the funds to expand technical and go-to-market resources to help organizations use containers in production. The funding represents the largest Series A investment… Continue reading ClusterHQ Secures $12M Series A Funding to Expand Docker and Container Ecosystem

Pure Storage Raises $225M, Valued at Over $3B by Leading Public Market Investors

Pure Storage, the all-flash enterprise storage array company, has closed a $225 million Series F funding round, at a pre-money valuation of over $3 billion. The round included contributions from previous public market investors including T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Tiger Global and new investor, Wellington Management Company. The round also included participation from… Continue reading Pure Storage Raises $225M, Valued at Over $3B by Leading Public Market Investors

Zscaler Secures $38 Million Investment Round, Accelerates Cloud Security Expansion

Zscaler, the Cloud Security Company, today announced that it has secured $38 million in funding from strategic investors, including Lightspeed Ventures. The company, which has until now been exclusively funded by internal investment, is planning to use the new funding to further accelerate its go-to-market strategy with expanded sales and marketing, and further develop its… Continue reading Zscaler Secures $38 Million Investment Round, Accelerates Cloud Security Expansion

NextIO Secures $12.3 Million in Series F Financing

NextIO, the pioneer in I/O consolidation and next-generation networking solutions, today announced it has closed a Series F funding round of $12.3 million. This round included investment by existing investors and an undisclosed strategic investor. NextIO, which demonstrated significant growth in 2011, will use the new funds to further expand sales and marketing efforts and… Continue reading NextIO Secures $12.3 Million in Series F Financing

Talari Networks Secures $4.5 Million in Financing

WAN Virtualization leader Talari Networks, Inc. today announced it has secured $4.5 million in financing from current backers including Menlo Ventures, Silver Creek Ventures and private investors. Mr. H. Dubose Montgomery, founder and managing director of Menlo Ventures, will join Talari Networks’ board of directors. “With the accelerated pace of server centralization and the focus… Continue reading Talari Networks Secures $4.5 Million in Financing

Cloud IAM Platform Firm Symplified Closes $20M Venture Capital Round

Symplified®, the Cloud Identity Company, today announced that it has raised $20M in a Series C round of venture capital financing led by Ignition Partners. The company, which tripled revenues and customer adoption last year, is the market share leader in the rapidly expanding cloud identity and access management (IAM) segment with more than 3… Continue reading Cloud IAM Platform Firm Symplified Closes $20M Venture Capital Round

CloudSigma Propels U.S. Development with Angel Investment

CloudSigma, the only international, pure-cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider that gives customers complete flexibility and control over their cloud, today announced it has secured a significant round of funding from angel investors, Anthony Foy, CloudSigma chairman and former group managing director at Interxion, the leading European data center colocation provider, and Phil Collerton,… Continue reading CloudSigma Propels U.S. Development with Angel Investment