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Comcast Ventures leads SundaySky's Series CSundaySky, which provides video advertising services, has raised $20 million in a Series C investment round that was led by Comcast Ventures. Others in the round include Liberty Global Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners and existing investors Carmel Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners and Norwest Venture Partners. The company previously raised $17 million in funding, including a $9 million Series B round in 2010. As part of the recent round, Andrew Cleland, managing director of Comcast Ventures, has joined the board.
- Comcast Ventures-backed CTI Towers scores $30 mln, also buys five towers
CTI Towers, a wireless tower operator that is backed by Comcast Ventures, said Wednesday that it received $30 million in debt financing. Also, the company has completed its acquisition of five towers from an unnamed wireless carrier. No financial terms were disclosed for the purchase.
- Google Ventures leads Series B round for Divide platform developer Enterproid
Enterproid said Tuesday that it has closed $12 million in Series B funding. Google Ventures was the lead investor. Existing investors Comcast Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures also joined new investors Globespan Capital Partners and Harmony Partners in the round. Headquartered in New York City, Enterproid is the maker of Divide, the secure mobile platform and will now operate business as Divide.
- Siemer Silicon Beach Summit Announces New Startup Award
The Siemer Silicon Beach Summit has announced that as part of the annual WaveMaker Awards, it will be awarding one start-up a new prize valued at $160,000. The group of 40 judges include Mark Yi of Intel Capital, Brian McLoughlin of Upfront Ventures, Patrick Burtis of Amadeus Capital, Austin Noronha of Sony Ventures, Manish Patel of Highland Capital, Bill Woodward of Anthem Ventures, Andrew Clelend of Comcast Ventures, and Vishnu Menon of Warburg Pincus, among others.
- Stitt joins Nebula as CEO
Gordon Stitt is joining Nebula as CEO as of Sept. 23. Chris Kemp, the current CEO, will become Nebula's chief strategy officer and join the company's board. Stitt is Extreme Network's former CEO and co-founder. Mountain View, Calif.-based Nebula, a private cloud company, is venture‐funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Comcast Ventures and Highland Capital Partners.
- Benu Networks raises $26.6 Mln
Benu Networks said Tuesday it raised $26.6 Million in Series B funding led by Sutter Hill Ventures. Existing investors Spark Capital and Comcast Ventures also participated. Billerica, Mass.-based Benu, according to its website, http://www.benunets.com/ provides solutions for fixed and mobile operators to augment their networks.
- Maginatics Racks Up $17 Mln in Series B Funds
Maginatics said Tuesday that it has closed $17 million in Series B funding. The lead investor was Intel Capital. WestSummit Capital, Comcast Ventures and existing investors Atlantic Bridge and VMware also participated in the round. In addition to the news about the funding, Maginatics has named Dharmesh Thakker of Intel Capital and Raymond Yang of WestSummit Capital to its board of directors. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Maginatics is a provider of storage solutions.
- LeadiD Raises Another $1 Mln
LeadiD said Tuesday it raised an additional $1 million in capital from Genacast Ventures. LeadiD authenticates lead origin and history and the authentication platform of choice for firms of all sizes. Genacast was lead investor of LeadiD's initial $1.7 million seed round.
- VC-Backed Nebula Names New Board Member
Nebula said Wednesday that it has named Mark Leslie to its board of directors. Leslie is the former chairman and CEO of Veritas Software. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif, Nebula, which is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and Highland Capital Partners, is a provider of cloud solutions.
- Baltimore Start-Up Riskive Nets $2.2 in Seed Funding
Riskive said Tuesday that it has raised $2.2 million in seed funding. Genacast Ventures (a fund formed in partnership with Comcast Ventures) Core Capital and "a world-class group of individual investors" participated in the round. Other investors included NEA Founder Frank Bonsal and serial entrepreneurs Greg Cangliosi, Bill Boyle and Andrew Eye. Based in Baltimore, MD, Riskive is a provider of security solutions that protects companies from cyber attacks.