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Orkes raises $20M

By TechTaffy Desk

Cupertino, CA-based Orkes, a company focused on the scaling of distributed systems, has raised $20 million. The investment was led by Nexus Venture Partners and saw participation from Battery Ventures and Vertex Ventures.

Abhishek Sharma, managing director at Nexus, will be joining the Orkes board.

You can find a blog post by Orkes chief executive Jeu George here.

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