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- Bessemer Leads $21M for Boulder-based SendGrid
Bessemer Venture Partners led a $21 million Series B round for Boulder, Colo.-based SendGrid, which makes a cloud-based platform for email deliverability. Existing investors Foundry Group, Highway 12 Ventures, SoftTechVC, 500 Startups and Bullet Time Ventures also participated. The money will help bolster the company’s staff and continue development efforts.
- Balihoo Adds $5M
Boise, Idaho-based Balihoo, a provider of local marketing automation software, has raised $5 million from OpenView Venture Partners and Highway 12 Ventures. Both firms are existing investors in Balihoo. The company previously raised /48356/balihoo-raises-7-million/ more than $12 million from investors.
- Federated Media Picks Up Lijit
Federated Media Publishing has acquired Lijit Networks Inc., a Boulder-based company backed by Highway 12 Ventures, Foundry Group, Boulder Ventures and High Country Venture. Terms of the deal were not released. Lijit provides advertising services, audience analytics and reader engagement tools for online publishers.
- TechMediaNetwork Adds $33M in New Capital
TechMediaNetwork Inc., a media company focused on news and reviews about technology and science issues, has raised $33 million in Series B financing. Investors include ABS Capital Partners, Village Ventures and Highway 12 Ventures. The money will go toward potential acquisitions and expansion efforts. As a result of the financing, ABS Capital General Partner Ralph Terkowitz and Principal Paul Mariani will join the company’s board.
- Alliance Health Networks Closes $11M In Funding
Alliance Health Networks, a developer of condition-specific social networks, has raised $11 million from investors including New World Ventures, Physic Ventures, Highway 12 Ventures and Epic Ventures. New World led the round, which will be used for development and expansion of its platforms, as well as growth of its mobile platform. Morgan Keegan served as financial advisor to Alliance Health Networks.
- Too Lijit to Quit—Publisher Nets $10M Funding
Colorado-based publishing network Lijit scored a $10 million funding round from investors including new investor Highway 12 Ventures and includes existing investors Foundry Group, Boulder Ventures and Colorado Fund I, managed by High Country Venture. Specifics on the transaction were not publicized.