Bright Computing Secures $14.5M Series B Funding

Bright Computing founder and CEO Matthijs van Leeuwen says his company has just closed a new $14.5 million financing round.

Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and DFJ Esprit co-led the Series B funding round, with participation from Prime Ventures and existing shareholder ING Corporate Investments.

The San Jose, California-based company develops management software for clusters, grids and clouds for storage, big data and databases.

The additional funds will be used to invest in the Bright Computing team, expand the company’s product line and extend its ability to serve customers, the company’s CEO said this week in a company blog post.

He also noted that the company has reached more than 400 customers around the globe, including more than 20 of the Fortune 500.

“I believe we will thrive in these markets because we are bringing years of relevant experience to bear in new ways that will accelerate the adoption of these new technologies,” he said. “But most people today are still struggling to build and maintain their clouds and clusters using a collection of mismatched tools.”

He added: “We have a lot of work ahead of us, and we’re ready to roll. Onwards!”

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