Zend Technologies has announced it has obtained up to $7 million from TriplePoint Capital, of Menlo Park, California. Zend will use the funds as needed to take advantage of market expansion opportunities as they arise, the company said.

"The market for commercial web-based applications using PHP technologies is growing very fast in all geographies around the world," said Harold Goldberg, CEO at Zend Technologies. "Zend benefits from its strong position in this market, with an expanding list of major companies as customers and partners. We wanted to ensure that we continue our expansion and are therefore pleased to begin this partnership with TriplePoint Capital, a firm whose innovative approach closely aligns with our strategies in the web application market."

"We are excited to partner with Zend, because we recognize the potential of its business and believe that it has the management and technology strength needed to capitalize on this compelling opportunity," said Kai Tse, director at TriplePoint Capital.

About Zend Technologies

Zend Technologies, Inc., "the PHP Company," is a leading provider of products and services for developing, deploying and managing business-critical PHP applications. PHP is used by more than 20 million Web sites and has quickly become the most popular language for building dynamic web applications. Deployed at more than 25,000 companies worldwide, Zend's family of products provides a comprehensive platform for supporting the entire lifecycle of PHP applications. Zend is headquartered in Cupertino, California. For more information, please visit http://www.zend.com/

About TriplePoint Capital

TriplePoint Capital is the leading global specialty finance company devoted to serving high-growth private equity and venture capital backed companies throughout their lifespan with debt financing, equity capital, and complementary services. With creativity, flexibility, and customer service, TriplePoint Capital has been a debt financing provider to Facebook, YouTube, Adify, Slide, Coskata, Ilypsa, and numerous other high profile technology and life sciences companies. Headquartered on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California, TriplePoint partners with high-growth companies around the world. For more information visit http://www.triplepointcapital.com/.