Nvidia has purchased the flash drive memory storage software provider, which already counted its Mellanox Technologies subsidiary as an investor.

Semiconductor producer Nvidia acquired Excelero, a US-based flash storage technology developer backed by mobile chipmaker Qualcomm and data storage product manufacturer Western Digital, for an undisclosed amount on Monday.

Excelero has built a flash drive-focused management and security software tool dubbed NVMesh. The product supports large-scale cloud platforms including industrial internet-of-things, artificial intelligence (AI) and visual simulation applications.

The company disclosed this week it had raised an undisclosed amount from Mellanox Technologies, the networking equipment producer later acquired by Nvidia,…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.