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Nutanix, a converged infrastructure provider based in San Jose, has raised a $140 million Series E round at a $2 billion valuation from undisclosed Boston public market investors, rumored to be Wellington Management and Fidelity. Nutanix combines storage and compute power in a single box to reduce space, power, cooling, and cost required to run it, serving 800 customers in 43 countries. Founded in 2009, Nutanix has raised over $300 million to date and will use the latest funding to open to offices, hire additional staff, and expand product offerings.
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KKBOX, a music streaming service based in Taiwan, has raised $104 million from Singapore GIC with participation from KDDI (Japan's second-largest telecommunications company), HTC, and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom. KKBOX offers music streaming services to 10 million users in six Asian markets including Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Founded in 2005, KKBOX will put the new funds toward developing platform technology and continuing expansion into overseas markets.
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Wikia, a user-generated content portal based in San Francisco, has raised $15 million in a Series D round led by Digital Garage with participation from previous backers Amazon, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Institutional Venture Partners along with strategic investors Asuka Investments, video game developer Tose, and former CEO of Sony Nobuyuki Idei. Wikia operates the world's largest network of collaboratively published content on the web, with over 120 million global unique monthly users and 34 million pages of content. Founded in 2006 by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, Wikia has raised nearly $40 million to date and will use the latest cash to expand into Japan and other Asian markets.
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Since the last email, CrunchBase captured more than 37 rounds and $373 million in fundings... and the data keeps rolling in.
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