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Vigilent Closes $6.7 Million Investment

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Vigilent has closed $6.7 million in investments led by Accel Partners. With more than 90 deployments throughout the United States, Canada and Japan, Vigilent says it is profitable, and on track to double revenues again this year. The company will use the investment proceeds to expand its portfolio of energy management products, move into new geographic regions and expand staffing.

Super angel investors including Gaurav Garg and Peter Wagner also participated in this round. Vigilent joins Accel Partners’ new Big Data fund.

Vigilent uses the power of Big Analytics to optimize energy management in data centers and telco central offices.

[Image Courtesy: Vigilent]

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