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DAG Ventures leads Series B round for ClearStory DataClearStory Data said Monday that it has received $21 million in Series B funding. DAG Ventures led he round with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Also, the firm has named Shona Brown, a former senior vice president at Google, to its board of directors. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., ClearStory Data is a provider of data intelligence solutions.
- Mitsui leads investment in LanzaTech's $60mln Series D
LanzaTech has secured Series D funding led by Mitsui & Co and also new investors Siemens via its venture capital unit and CICC Growth Capital Fund I. Existing investors include Khosla Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, K1W1 and the Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund. LanzaTech is a gas fermentation technology business founded in New Zealand and headquartered in the US.
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- Blue River Technology announces funding led by Data Collective Venture Capital
Blue River Technology has raised $10 million in Series A-1 funding led by Data Collective Venture Capital. Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors joined the round as a new investor and existing investor Khosla Ventures also participated. Founded in 2011 and based in Mountain View, California, Blue River Technology’s mission is to create and deliver advanced technology for better agriculture.
- Bill Gates-backed EcoMotors buys Katech
Motor technology developer EcoMotors has acquired Katech. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Michigan, Katech is a maker of advanced engines and powertrains. Also, EM has named Tony Mannarino as CEO of Katech. EM is backed by Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates and Braemar Energy Ventures.
- BioConsortia names new CEO
BioConsortia, an agricultural biotech company based in Davis, Calif., has hired Marcus Meadows-Smith as CEO. Prior to working at BioConsortia, Meadows-Smith worked at AgraQuest where he served as CEO. BioConsortia is the newly formed parent company of BioDiscovery New Zealand, which was seeded by Khosla Ventures.
- Home security firm Canary snares $10 mln Series A funds
According to a blog post on its site, Canary has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The investors included Khosla Ventures and Two Sigma Ventures. Based in New York, Canary is a home security company. To read the announcement, visit here http://blog.canary.is/2014/03/04/canarys-vision-of-affordable-smart-home-security-earns-10m-series-a-from-khosla-ventures/
- VC-backed Square acquires BookFresh
Mobile payment solution provider Square has acquired BookFresh, the latter announced in a blog post on its site. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Francisco, BookFresh is an online scheduling service for small business owners. Square's backers include Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Citi Ventures. To read the acquisition announcement, visit here http://www.bookfresh.com/blog/post/square-acquires-bookfresh
- Khosla Ventures leads Series B round for Piazza
Piazza has raised $8 million in Series B funding. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from previous investor Bessemer Venture Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Keith Rabois, a general partner at Khosla, has been added to Piazza's board of directors. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Piazza is a social learning platform.