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Polaris Partners leads Series A round for LogentriesLogentries has closed $10 million in Series A financing. Polaris Partners led the round with participation from Floodgate, Frontline Ventures and RRE Ventures. Also, the company has named Andrew Burton as president and CEO. Based in Boston, Logentries is a cloud-based service provider for collecting and analyzing log data.
- Bessemer Venture Partners leads Series C round for DoubleDutch
DoubleDutch said Thursday that it has closed $10 million in Series C funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round with participation from existing investors FLOODGATE Fund and Bullpen Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Byron Deeter, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, joins DoubleDutch's board. Headquartered in San Francisco, DoubleDutch is a social events platform.
- Rakuten Leads $23 Mln Round for Slice
Slice, of Palo Alto, Calif., has closed $23 million in funding, led by Rakuten. Siguler Guff’s Russia Partners and NPD Group joined the round, while existing investors DCM, Innovation Endeavors and Lightspeed Venture Partners also participated. Slice's flagship app helps consumers manage their purchases, organize receipts, track shipping and take advantage of price adjustment.
Steve Case Talks Revolution's Latest Big Bet -- $40M for BigCommerceRevolution Growth, the growth venture fund co-founded by former AOL chief Steve Case, has made three of its six investments to date in the last two months. The biggest of those investments is a $40 million investment in BigCommerce.
- This Small Gifting Startup Convinced Amazon of Its Promise. Will Investors Buy In, Too?
Givers of gift cards seldom experience the joy of knowing when the cards are used. Enter Kiind http://www.kiind.me/ a seven-person startup in Victoria, British Columbia that allows people to email gift cards that are paid for only when the receiver chooses to use the gift.
- Content Marketing Software Platform Kapost Grabs $5.6 Mln in VC Funding
Kapost said Thursday that it has raised $5.6 in funding. The lead investors were Lead Edge Capital and Floodgate. Existing investor High Country Venture also participated in the round. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Kapost is a content marketing software platform.
- Apps Developer Xamarin Grabs $16 Mln in Series B Financing
Xamarin said Wednesday that it has closed $16 million in Series B funding. Lead Edge Capital was the lead investor. Previous investors Charles River Ventures, Ignition Partners and Floodgate also participated in the round. Xamarin is an apps developer.
- IVP Leads $30.6 Mln Round for Ayasdi
Ayasdi said Tuesday it raised $30.6 million in Series B funding led by IVP. Citi Ventures, GE Ventures and existing investors Khosla Ventures and FLOODGATE also participated. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Ayasdi is a big data company.
Ayasdi Raises $30M to Turn Employees into De Facto Data ScientistsAyasdi is a 50-person startup that’s automating the insights that companies can glean from their own data, and today, it’s announced that it has raised $30.6 million from Institutional Venture Partners, Citi Ventures and GE Ventures. The money looks like a smart bet.