Iris Dorbian

MissionOG gathers $60.9 mln for sophomore fund

Philadelphia-based MissionOG, an early-to-growth stage venture firm, has raised $60.9 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $100 million.

Sonatype picks up $80 mln in TPG-led round

Fulton, Maryland-based Sonatype, a provider of automated open source governance, has secured $80 million in funding. TPG led the round with participation from Accel, Goldman Sachs Group and Hummer Winblad.

Ordermark inks $9.5 mln Series A

Ordermark, a provider of online ordering management solutions for restaurants, has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding. Nosara Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Vertical Venture Partners, Techstars Ventures, Riverpark Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, TenOneTen, Mucker Capital, Act One Ventures and AARD Capital.

Khosla Ventures backs Scipher Medicine

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Scipher Medicine, a developer of a molecular technology platform that can predict if a patient will actually respond to a particular drug therapy has closed its latest funding, raising a total tally of $10 million. Khosla Ventures led the latest round.

PagerDuty grabs $90 mln Series D

PagerDuty, a digital operations management platform, has raised $90 million in Series D funding. The investors were T. Rowe Price Associates Inc, Wellington Management, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Parking app ParkWhiz drives off with $20 mln

ParkWhiz, a parking app, has raised $20 million in funding. NewSpring led the round with participation from other investors that included Baird Capital, Jump Capital and Beringea.

Pani rakes in $1 mln seed

Austin, Texas-based Pani, a smart home internet of things company, has raised $1 million in seed funding. Blake Chandlee was the lead investor.

GreyOrange rallies $140 mln Series C

Singapore-based GreyOrange, a maker of advanced robotics systems for automation in distribution and fulfillment centers, has secured $140 million in Series C funding. Mithril Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Blume Ventures. In addition to the funding, Ajay Royan, co-founder and managing general partner of Mithril Capital, will join the GreyOrange board.

Aramco considering $1 bln tech venture fund: WSJ

Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company, is considering a $1 billion venture fund that will invest in international technology firms, according to the Wall Street Journal. The news outlet also reported that Aramco is contemplating opening an office in Silicon Valley or "elsewhere in the U.S. to generate deals."

Freelance workers' marketplace Upwork files to go public

Mountain View, California-based Upwork Inc, a freelance workers' marketplace, has filed for an IPO. The number of shares the stock will sell as well as its pricing terms have yet to be set. The company plans on trading the stock on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UPWK." Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies LLC and RBC Capital Markets LLC are the lead underwriters. Upwork's backers include T. Rowe Price, Sigma Partners, Benchmark, Globespan Capital Partners, Stripes Group, New Enterprise Associates, FirstMark and Jackson Square Ventures, according to Crunchbase.