News from Valhalla July 2013 - Volume 30
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Portfolio News

SolidFire Locks in additional $31 Million in Funding, Delivers Largest and Fastest All-SSD Storage System to Market

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SolidFire, the leader in all-SSD storage systems designed for large scale cloud infrastructure, unveiled the SF9010, which is now the largest and fastest all-SSD storage platform available on the market. In addition, SolidFire revealed $31M in series C financing from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures) and insiders.

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Valhallans in the News

Valhalla General Partner, Kiran Hebbar

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As news of the Publicis-Omnicom mega merger settles, questions remain about what this means for the advertising landscape. Kiran Hebbar offers his thoughts.

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July News Stories

7.27.13 This Could Be The Startup That Brings The Internet Of Things To The Mainstream

Zonoff CEO Mike Harris discusses "The Smart Home"

7.24.13 Jumptap MobileSTAT Reports iPhone, iPod Touch Top Devices for Hispanics

Report Summarizes Mobile Insights About Hispanics

7.23.13 US Government Agencies Turn to EnterpriseDB and Postgres to Slash Database Costs by 80%

The DoD, FAA and NASA are among the agencies that have adopted Postgres

7.19.13 Exchange Solutions repositions brand to focus on customer engagement

Loyalty veteran offers "one-to-one" programs for clients

7.19.13 Exchange Solutions Strengthens Management team with Robert Jewell

Robert Jewell brings 32 years of innovation from IBM, Bowstreet & Altio

7.18.13 Zonoff CEO Mike Harris Shares his Thoughts on Connected Home Strategy

Four Reasons Why Big-Box Retailers Need a Connected Home Strategy

7.17.13 Jumptap Launches First Unified Audience Exchange

Bridges Programmatic Display Buying Into Mobile

7.16.13 SafeNet Partners With Senetas to Protect Data in Motion

Global Distribution Agreement Provides Businesses With New High-Speed Data Encryption Technologies

7.16.13 EnterpriseDB Adds Government Specialist to Meet US Agency Demand for Postgres Solutions

EDB taps technology expert Loren Osborn to provide specialized expertise for federal agencies

7.15.13 Valhalla's Zonoff in the News

Malvern company changing Home Sweet Home

7.11.13 Colt Deploys SolidFire All-SSD Storage System across Europe

Colt selected SolidFire to fuel its performance-guaranteed shared storage service across Europe

7.10.13 Parature Recognized as a Market Pillar in a Customer Service Knowledge Management Report

Report details Parature's features & capabilities across customer service channels, social media

7.10.13 Videology launches of its its latest product release, reengineered platform "Descartes"

"Descartes" Addresses the Needs of Both Linear TV and Digital Buyers Across Devices

7.8.13 BlueStripe Software First to Deliver End-to-End Transaction Monitoring in Azure Hybrid Cloud Environments

BlueStripe will be demonstrating this ability at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston

7.3.13 EnterpriseDB Targets India for Growth, Expands Footprint

EnterpriseDB plans to expand its footprint in the Indian market

The Valhalla Team

Investment Staff

Harry D'Andrea, Managing General Partner
Dan Gordon, Technology Partner
Kiran Hebbar, General Partner
Randy Jacops, Venture Partner
Hooks Johnston, General Partner
Art Marks, Managing General Partner

Administrative Staff

Claudia Bartz, Executive Assistant, Office Manager
Sara Endicott, Executive Assistant
Bibiana Speroni, Executive Assistant, Finance and Research

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