Funded Tech Companies

Akara

Akara was a storage company, based in Kanata. The company was bought by Ciena.

Company Overview

Company Name
Akara
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Funding Rounds
Total Funding

Contact Information

Mailing Address
150 Katimavik Rd. 2000
Kanata, K2L 2N2
Canada
Email Address
Not Recorded

Company Background Information

Overview
Akara, the Storage over SONET market leader, is the only equipment supplier with a singular focus on extending business continuance applications between data centers with the lowest MByte per mile cost across existing MAN/WAN networks.
Profile
Akara LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Akara Company Twitter Account
Company News
Akara News
Facebook
Akara on Facebook
YouTube
Akara on YouTube
Last Transaction
8/21/2003

Financing History

Date
Type
Amount
M&A
$45,000,000


Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Co-Founder
Soloon Wong
  Soloon Wong LinkedIn Profile  Soloon Wong Twitter Account  Soloon Wong News  Soloon Wong on Facebook


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