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Arkin Net grabs $7 mlnArkin Net has received $7 million in funding. Nexus Venture Partners led the round. Based in Mountain View, Calif. and Pune, India, Arkin Net, which is emerging from stealth mode, is a software-defined networking startup.
- VC-backed ElasticBox names Yahoo's Kail as a board advisor
ElasticBox has appointed Mike Kail to its board as a strategic advisor. Currently, Kail is CIO and SVP of infrastructure at Yahoo. ElasticBox is a provider of solutions that allow developers and businesses to deploy and manage apps. ElasticBox's backers include Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital and Sierra Ventures.
- VC-backed Infer appoints Herbold as chief revenue officer
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Infer, a provider of predictive business applications that help companies win more customers, has hired Jim Herbold as chief revenue officer. Previously, Herbold worked at Box. Infer's backers include Redpoint Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Social+Capital Partnership, Sutter Hill Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners.
- Blueshift reveals early-stage backers
San Francisco-based Blueshift Labs, which provides marketing SaaS, announced that it has raised $2.6 million in seed funding co-led by New Enterprise Associates and Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from individual investors Tim Kopp (former CMO of ExactTarget), Neil Tolaney (former investor at Technology Crossover Ventures), as well as Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan (co-founders of Kosmix, @WalmartLabs, Junglee and Milliways Ventures). A regulatory filing http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615885/000161588514000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml on Aug. 4 indicated the company raised the money then, but it did not disclose investors until today.
SoftBank to invest $627 mln in VC-backed e-commerce site SnapdealThe SoftBank Group has agreed to invest $627 million in India e-commerce site Snapdeal, raising its overall total funding to over $1 billion.
- Digital Guardian buys VC-backed Armor5
Digital Guardian has acquired Armor5, a Santa Clara, Calif.based cloud-service provider that provides secure mobile access to enterprise data and applications. No financial terms were disclosed. Armor5's backers included Citrix Startup Accelerator, Trinity Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners.
- Sequoia Capital leads $25 mln Series D funding round in Druva
Sequoia Capital has led a $25 million Series D funding round in Druva, a data protection business. Other participants in the funding include Nexus Venture Partners and Tenaya Capital. The funding round comes 10 months after the company raised $25 million in Series C funding from the same investors. Druva has raised a total of $67 million since 2010.
- Helpshift calls on $10 mln Series A led by Intel
Helpshift, which provides customer help services for Circa, Flipboard, TinyCo and other mobile apps, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Intel Capital led the round, which also included Visionnaire Ventures and existing investors True Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners. The San Francisco-based company has now raised $13.2 million in total funding. As part of the funding, Susan Choe, managing partner at Visionnaire, has joined the board.
- Centerview Capital Technology names new senior advisor
Centerview Capital Technology has hired Dr. Buno Pati as a senior advisor. Previously, Pati was the CEO of Sezmi Corp.
- VC-backed Kaltura buys pay TV service startup Tvinci
Open source video platform Kaltura has acquired Tvinci. No financial terms were disclosed. Tvinci is a provider of pay OTT TV services. Kaltura's backers include SAP Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Intel Capital, Nexus Venture Partners and Commonfund Capital.