Angela Sormani

Semmle raises $8 mln led by Accel Partners

Semmle has secured a $8 million series A investment, led by Accel Partners. Semmle provides a business analytics platform to manage the software development process.

Docker raises $40 mln Series C backed by Sequoia

Docker has raised $40 million in series C funding. Sequoia has backed the business. Docker is an open platform for developers and system administrators to build, ship, and run distributed applications.

Z Capital expands investment team

Z Capital Partners has expanded its investment team. Thomas P. Wicky has been appointed managing director and operating partner and Matthew D. Kane has been named director and deputy general counsel.

Westshore Capital Partners hires new VP

Westshore Capital Partners has hired Michael J. Sullivan as vice president. Prior to joining Westshore Capital, Sullivan worked as an investment banker at Cross Keys Capital.

KKR seals $551 mln Pioneer DJ deal

KKR has signed an agreement to acquire Pioneer Corporation's DJ equipment business division.

Target Partners and HTGF back Quobyte

Target Partners and High-Tech Gründerfonds have backed Quobyte in a Series A financing round. Quobyte is headquartered in Boston with R&D in Berlin.

Delta Partners Capital backs Virgin Mobile Central and Eastern Europe

Delta Partners Capital is backing Virgin Mobile Central and Eastern Europe. IFC, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and CEE Mobile Capital are also participating in the funding round.

Axcient acquires DirectRestore

Axcient, a cloud-based Recovery-as-a-service business, has acquired the business and technology of DirectRestore, a granular recovery technology provider. Terms of the agreement are undisclosed.

WeiChaiShi secures $3.2 mln Series A led by ClearVue

WeiChaiShi, a Chinese mobile crowdtasking platform, has closed a $3.2 million round of financing. the investment was led by ClearVue Partners and joined by Nokia Growth Partners.

peHUB First Read

This Tuesday morning read all about CalPERS ditching its hedge funds, University of California setting up a VC fund for campus start-ups, Hellman & Friedman VIII's latest commitment and how Colorado PERA funds are doing.