Cisco announced its intention to acquire Embrane, a start-up offering a lifecycle management platform for application-centric network services.
Embrane, which is based in Santa Clara, California, offers a software platform for powering application-centric network services, including firewalls, VPN termination, server load balancers and SSL offload.
Cisco said the deal would enhance its ACI vision. The Embrane team will be joining the Insieme Business Unit.
http://blogs.cisco.com/news/cisco-announces-intent-to-acquire-embrane
- Embrane was co-founded by Dante Malagrinò and Marco Di Benedetto, both previously with Cisco.
- In March 2014, Embrane, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, raised $14 million in Series-C funding for its application-centric network services. The funding round was led by Cisco and included new Embrane investor Presidio Ventures, and participation from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and North Bridge Venture Partners.
