Laszlo Systems raises $8 Million, to sell Web 2.0/AJAX tools
Laszlo Systems, the original developer of OpenLaszlo, an open source platform for building and deploying advanced Ajax applications, said today it has raised $8 million in a third round of funding.
New investor WI Harper Group led the round, joining existing investors General Catalyst Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, and other private investors.
In its announcement, San Mateo-based Laszlo said it will use this round of funding to expand its sales and marketing initiatives, accelerate platform and product development efforts, and further strategic partner programs: “Laszlo will also continue to build on the market success to date of OpenLaszlo, adopted by tens of thousands of developers and a broad range of institutions and enterprises, including over a dozen members of the Fortune 100’s largest corporations.”
The company said that WI Harper Group’s Managing Director, Claude Leglise, has joined Laszlo’s board of directors. Leglise is a former vice president of Intel Capital.
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