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Lookout Mobile Security Inks $19.5MLookout Mobile Security, a developer of cloud-based smartphone security technology, has raised $19.5 million in new funding. New investor Index Ventures led the round, which included participation from Accel Partners and Khosla Ventures. Index partner Mike Volpi joins the company’s board as a result of the round. San Francisco-based Lookout Mobile says that it has more than 4 million users of its smartphone security products, which are designed to protect against malware and spyware, and provide data backup and recovery.
- Cleantech Start-up LS9 Inks $30 Million Round
South San Francisco, Calif.-based LS9 has raised $30 million in a round of financing led by Blackrock. Existing shareholders Flagship Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and CTTV Investments (the venture capital arm of Chevron Technology Ventures) also participated. The new financing will be used to help LS9 ready its products for commercialization. LS9’s technology is designed to convert plant-based materials into fuel and chemical products. The company was formed in 2005.
- Glass Maker Soladigm Seals $30M Series C
Soladigm, which develops energy-efficient “dynamic glass,” has raised $30 million in Series C financing. The round was led by San Francisco-based DBL Investors and Cayman Islands-based firm Nano Dimension. GE Energy Financial Services also participated in the round, as did existing investors Khosla Ventures and Sigma Partners. As a result of the round DBL Investors’ Cynthia Ringo joins Soladigm's board. The Milpitas, Calif.-based company develops energy-efficient glass designed to switch from clear to tinted on demand, helping buildings reduce heating and cooling costs.
- Panzura Inks $12M Round Led by Khosla Ventures
Cloud computing start-up Panzura has added $12 million in venture capital with a Series B round led by Menlo Park, Calif.-based Khosla Ventures. Series A investors Matrix Partners and CTTV Investments, the venture capital arm of Chevron Technology Ventures, also participated in the latest round. San Jose, Calif.-based Panzura develops converged cloud storage and application optimization products, and will use the funding to continue development as well as bolster sales and marketing.
- Cisco Leads Series C Round for RingCentral
San Mateo, Calif.-based RingCentral has raised an undisclosed amount of Series C financing led by Cisco. RingCentral develops a platform for cloud computing-based phone systems, and is also backed Menlo Park, Calif.-based Sequoia Capital, Menlo Park, Calif.-based Khosla Ventures and Palo Alto, Calif.-based DAG Ventures.
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Cashing in on ChinaFour VC-backed Chinese companies went public on U.S. exchanges between September and mid-October and two more have filed S-1s in hopes of following suit
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Profiles of the three VC-backed companies that went public in September: Amyris Biotechnologies, Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain and SciQuest