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SessionM scores $12 mlnBoston-based SessionM, a consumer loyalty and engagement platform provider, has secured $12 million in funding. Causeway Media Partners led the round with participation from NTT Docomo Capital, Commerce Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Charles River Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
- Infinio names Skelley VP of global channel
Infinio said Wednesday that Bob Skelley was named VP of global channel and will manage all channel and partner relationships for Infinio globally. Skelley previously served as Dell’s executive director of North American channel sales. Infinio investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Osage University Partners.
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- VC-backed OpGen files for IPO
OpGen Inc has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be sold as well as its pricing terms have yet to be set. The company plans on listing its stock on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "OPGN." Maxim Group LLC is serving as sole underwriter. Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, OpGen is a molecular diagnostics company. OpGen's backers include CHL Medical Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Mason Wells Biomedical and Versant Ventures.
Highland Capital, Mesirow, DCM, other VCs invest in CENXCENX Inc, a provider of service orchestration solutions for software-defined networks, has secured an undisclosed amount of follow-on funding. The investors were return backers Highland Capital Partners, Mesirow Financial Private Equity, Verizon Ventures, Ericsson, DCM Ventures and Cross Creek Advisors. Update: CENX, which has offices in Ottawa, Hoboken, New Jersey and London, United Kingdom, said the latest financing round will help it accelerate growth. The company has been venture-backed since its founding in 2009.
- Highland Capital, Mesirow and DCM Ventures back CENX
CENX, a provider of service orchestration solutions for software-defined networks, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors were return backers Highland Capital Partners, Mesirow Financial Private Equity Inc, Verizon Ventures, Ericsson, DCM Ventures and Cross Creek Advisors.
- Boston startup HourlyNerd snaps up $7.8 mln
Boston-based HourlyNerd, an online marketplace for freelance business talent, has secured $7.8 million in Series B funding. Highland Capital Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included GE Ventures, Greylock Partners and Suffolk Equity Partners.
- Qumulo scores $40 mln in KPCB-led round
Seattle-based enterprise data storage company Qumulo has secured $40 million in Series B funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from return backers Highland Capital, Madrona Venture Group and Valhalla Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Wen Hsieh, a partner at KPCB and Matt McIlwain, a managing director at Madrona Venture Group, have been added to Qumulo's board.
- VMTurbo grabs $50 mln in ICONIQ-led round
Boston-based VMTurbo, an intelligent workload management solutions provider, has received $50 million in Series D funding. ICONIQ Capital led the round with participation from previous backers Bain Capital, Globespan Capital Partners and Highland Capital Partners.
- Rethink Robotics pulls in $26.6 mln Series D
Boston-based robots maker Rethink Robotics has raised $26.6 million in Series D funding. GE Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Goldman Sachs, Bezos Expeditions, CRV, Highland Capital Partners, Sigma Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Two Sigma Ventures.