IT giant Infosys to pump additional investment of $0.45 million in TidalScale Inc

Infosys said it will make an additional investment of USD 0.45 million in TidalScale Inc, taking its total investment in the software-defined-server technology startup to USD 3.45 million.

"The company has agreed with TidalScale Inc, leading software-defined-server technology startup, to invest an additional sum of USD 0.45 million (till date, the company had invested USD 3 million), taking the cumulative investment to USD 3.45 million as of date), subject to necessary closing conditions," Infosys said in a regulatory filing.

The investment is intended to be utilised for R&D, business development and working capital needs, it added. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of FY2022, it said.

Founded in 2013 in California, US, TidalScale's software helps enterprises to virtualise server for faster deployment with reduced cost and improved in-memory compute performance in private/public/hybrid cloud environment. Enterprises who are experiencing exponential growth in data see significant value in TidalScale's offering.