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SR Labs Secures $53 Million Investment

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SR Labs, a provider of high-performance electronic-trading solutions for the global financial services industry, has completed a $53 million investment from Insight Venture Partners.

As part of the transaction, Deven Parekh , managing director, and Martin Angert , principal, from Insight Venture Partners will join the board of directors.

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