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Virtustream Secures $15M Funding

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Enterprise cloud solution provider Virtustream, has secured $15 million in funding, bringing the total venture capital raised to $75 million. Investors Columbia Capital, Intel Capital, Noro‐Moseley Partners and TDF all participated in the raise, with the addition of a new investor, QuestMark Partners.

Virtustream has offices in New York, Washington, London, and San Francisco and operates four data centers worldwide. Virtustream is expanding geographic reach further with strategic partnerships in China and Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, says the company.

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