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Fortune 500 company NetApp acquires Greenqloud

NetApp, a Fortune 500 company that provides solutions for hybrid cloud environments, has acquired Greenqloud maker of qstack hybrid cloud management software. The acquisition amount is undisclosed.

“At the start of Q2, we acquired Greenqloud, a private start-up company that created a cloud services orchestration and management platform for hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud environments,” said George Kurian, CEO of NetApp in prepared . “Greenqloud augments our team and accelerates our leadership in hybrid cloud data services by providing NetApp with a scalable architecture, unique technology, and expertise that enhances our ability to integrate and deliver cloud data services.”

Investors in Greenqloud include NSA Ventures, Keel Investments, founders and employees, and Kelly Ireland, who invested $4m in the company last August.

This acquisition marks the first Fortune 500 acquisition of any Icelandic startup company, the second Silicon Valley acquisition of an Icelandic company (last one was Clara in 2013), and the first exit for an Icelandic in some time – which is all great news for the ecosystem.

Anti-Money-Laundering startup Lucinity raises $6.1m, co-led by Karma Ventures and byFounders

Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) software startup Lucinity, which uses “Human AI to ‘make money good’, by augmenting financial crime fighters in financial firms with AI technology” just announced a $6.1m funding round, co-led by Karma Ventures and byFounders. Previous investors Crowberry Capital and Preceptor Capital also participated. The funding round can

Sidekick Health raises $20m Series A led by Wellington Partners and Asabys Partners

Digital Therapeutics company Sidekick Health just announced a $20m Series A funding round, led by Wellington Partners and Asabys Partners, with participation from existing investors Novator and Frumtak. The company specialises gamified digital therapeutics solutions and programs focused on chronic and lifestyle diseases. SidekickHealth maker Goodlifeme raises $1.5m round

Indy studio Tasty Rook just released its first title: Triple Agent

Tasty Rook, an Icelandic indy game studio just released its first title: Triple Agent, described as “a thrilling party game of betrayal and espionage for 5-9 people played on a single mobile device,” in the press release. (Get it – it’s free – for iOS / Android). From the announcement: At the

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