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Kleiner Perkins leads Series A round for StordAtlanta-based Stord, a provider of next-generation warehousing and distribution, has secured $12.3 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post https://www.stord.com/blog/announcing-stords-series-a-led-by-kleiner-perkins/ on its site. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from other investors that included Susa Ventures and Dynamo.
- Defy Partners wraps up sophomore fund at $262 mln
Defy Partners has closed its oversubscribed second fund at $262 million. Headquartered in Woodside, California, Defy makes early Series A investments.
- Labelbox picks up $10 mln Series A
San Francisco-based Labelbox, a collaborative training data platform for machine learning applications, has raised $10 million Series A funding, according to a blog post https://blog.labelbox.com/labelbox-series-a/ on its site. Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, led the round with participation from return backers Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital and Sumon Sadhu.
- Kleiner Perkins leads Series A round for Rippling
Rippling, a provider of cloud-based employee management solutions, has raised $45 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post https://www.rippling.com/blog/company-news/rippling-45m-series-a-kleiner-perkins/ on its site. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from other investors that included return backers Initialized Capital, Threshold Ventures and Y Combinator.
- Proxy snaps up $13.6 mln Series A in Kleiner Perkins-led round
San Francisco-based Proxy, a startup "dedicated to empowering all people with a universal identity signal," has raised $13.6 million in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from other investors that included WeWork, Y Combinator and Coatue Management.
- VC-backed Qumulo adds Miller to board
Seattle-based Qumulo, a provider of enterprise file storage technology, has named Dan Miller to its board of directors, Miller is executive vice president of worldwide field sales, services and support for Tableau Software. Qumulo's backers include BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Western Digital, Highland Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Madrona Venture Group and Valhalla Partners.
- CesiumAstro snags $12.4 mln Series A
Austin-based CesiumAstro Inc, a maker of high-performance multi-beam active phased array communication systems for space and airborne platforms, has secured $12.4 million in Series A funding. Airbus Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton Venture Fund, Lavrock Ventures, Honeywell Ventures and Analog Devices Ventures.
- Betterworks racks up more than $65 mln total
Betterworks, an enterprise HR software for continuous performance management, has secured an additional $27 million in funding, extending the company's Series B round to $51 million. The company's total funding is now more than $65 million. Betterworks' investors included investors included Emergence Capital and Kleiner Perkins.
- Juniper Networks to buy VC-backed Mist for $405 mln
Juniper Networks has agreed to acquire Mist Systems for $405 million. Based in Cupertino, California, Mist is a maker of a self-learning wireless network powered by artificial intelligence. Mist's backers included Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, GV, NTT Docomo Ventures and Dimension Data.