(GigaOM) Virident, the PCIe solid state drive company that competes head to head with Fusion-io, has raised $21 million in Series C funding. This round includes contributions from new investors Intel Capital and Cisco Systems and was led by Globespan Capital Partners. Existing backers Sequoia Capital and Artiman Ventures also chipped in, bringing the total venture investment in Virident to about $50 million, said Kumar Ganapathy, co-founder and CEO...

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