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Gridstore Raises $11 Million

By TechTaffy Desk

GridstoreGridstore, a storage system company for Windows Servers and Hyper-V has closed a $11 million Series B funding round. The round was led by new investor Acero Capital. Existing investors including GGV Capital, Investec Ventures Ireland, and Onset Ventures, among others also participated. Gridstore says it will use the capital to expand both its geographic coverage and its partner recruitment programs.

Acero Capital’s general partner, Rami Elkhatib, will join the Gridstore board of directors.

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