Cloud Computing: Panzura Raises $15 Million C Round

Panzura and its global cloud storage solutions have gotten a $15 million C round led by Opus Capital.
Existing investors Matrix Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures, the investment arm of the world’s third-largest oil conglomerate, also kicked in. Opus general partner Carl Showalter will get a board seat.
The new round of funding brings the company’s total backing to $33 million.
Panzura says it will use the new money to establish an international sales presence and scale its US-based marketing, sales and engineering. The company also plans to expand its channel ecosystem and explore joint development projects with its strategic partners, which currently include HP, Google, Rackspace and EMC.

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