January 27th, 2013

The Enterprise Cool Kids

The Enterprise Cool Kids

No, this isn’t a guest column by Aaron Levie. Though he and his startup Box, the poster child of the “sexy enterprise,” are definitely included in the bunch. “You should definitely kick Aaron off the list. Just to mess with him,” Zendesk founder Mikkel Svane commented when he heard what we were writing. With VCs voting with their feet and eschewing consumer startups… → Read More

September 10th, 2012

Eyeing An IPO, Enterprise Data Company Nimble Storage Raises $40.7M From Sequoia And Accel

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Nimble Storage, the developer of flash-optimized, hybrid storage and backup solutions for the enterprise has raised $40.7 million in funding from led by existing investors Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners. Artis Capital Management, Lightspeed Venture Partners and GGV Capital also participated in the round. This brings Nimble Storage’s total funding to $98 million.

Founded by former Data… → Read More

July 14th, 2011

What Cloud? Nimble Grabs $25 Million For Storage And Backup Boxes

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The cloud is the future, we’ve all heard it said. Ballmer’s all in, Jobs said it’s all in the cloud, and Schmidt made it the centerpiece of Google’s strategy in 2010. But we’ve also seen the danger of cloud outages, thanks to Amazon. So, in true rebel form, in spite of the dazzling prospects of the cloud, Nimble Storage is quietly offering an alternative — and investors are buying in.

Today… → Read More