VMware sets to make further headway into the Kubernetes ecosystem with the acquisition of Heptio-- the startup co-founded by Joe Beda and Craig McLuckie, two of the three co-creators of Kubernetes.
Financial details of the deal are not available, although PitchBook values Heptia at around $117 million, following a 2017 fundraising run worth $25m. Either way it is interesting to know the acquisition happened just 2 years after Heptio was founded, although it might not be too surprising considering the pedigree of the founders. Heptio does not mention any clients, but it did work with large businesses such as Yahoo Japan.
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