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VC-backed OpenDNS buys Vancouver network routing company BGPmonU.S. security company OpenDNS has acquired BGPmon Network Solutions Inc, a provider of network and routing monitoring services based in Vancouver. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. OpenDNS said the acquisition will facilitate its expansion of security research capabilities and offer its customers broader protection against cybersecurity threats. Based in San Francisco, OpenDNS has been venture-backed since its founding in 2005. Its investors include Cisco Systems, Evolution Equity Partners, Glynn Capital, Greylock Partners, Lumia Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Northgate Capital, Sequoia Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures.
VC-backed RainDance Technologies files for IPOBillerica, Massachusetts-based RainDance Technologies Inc, a genomics tools provider, has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be sold as well as the stock's pricing terms have yet to be set. RainDance plans on listing the stock on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RAIN." BofA Merrill Lynch, Cowen and Company and Evercore ISI will serve as the lead underwriters. RainDance's backers include GE Ventures and Northgate Capital.
- Revinate nets $15.34 mln Series B
San Francisco-based Revinate, a provider of hospitality solutions, has closed $15.34 million in Series B funding. The investors included Tenaya Capital, Northgate Capital, Industry Ventures, Benchmark, Formation 8 and Tao Capital Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Brian Melton, a managing director at Tenaya Capital, has been added to Revinate's board of directors.
- Animal nutrition tech firm Agrivida nabs $12 mln
Medford, Massachusetts-based Agrivida, an animal nutrition tech firm, has closed $12 million in Series D funding. Cultivian Sandbox Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Middleland Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, DAG Ventures, Bright Capital Partners, Gentry Venture Partners, Northgate Capital and PrairieGold Venture Partners.
- TVC Capital leads $9.5 mln Series A funding in Centage Corporation
TVC Capital has led a $9.5 million Series A funding in Centage Corporation, which provides budgeting and forecasting software for small and medium-sized businesses. Other participants in the funding included Northgate Capital. Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital and Jared Stone of Northgate also will join the company's board of directors.
- VC-backed Mustbin promotes CTO to CEO
Mustbin, a Boston-based app for organizing, storing and sharing vital personal information, has promoted Satyender Mahajan to CEO from chief technology officer. The firm's backers include DAG Ventures, General Catalyst, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Northgate Capital.
- Mobile game developer Kiwi snags $15 mln Series B
Kiwi said Wednesday that it has received $15 million in Series B funding. Northgate Capital led the round with participation from DFJ and previous backer Sequoia Capital. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Kiwi is a mobile game developer.
- Solar cell maker Solexel bags $31 mln
Solexel has closed $31 million in financing. The investors included GAF, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Technology Partners, DAG Ventures, Northgate Capital, GSV Capital Corp. Gentry Venture Partners and Jasper Ridge Partners. Based in Milpitas, Calif., Solexel is a solar cell and module maker.
- Solar cell maker Solexel bags $31 mln
Solexel has closed $31 million in financing. The investors included GAF, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Technology Partners, DAG Ventures, Northgate Capital, GSV Capital Corp. Gentry Venture Partners and Jasper Ridge Partners. Based in Milpitas, Calif., Solexel is a solar cell and module maker.
- Student rental marketplace Comfy nabs $600K
Austin-based student rental marketplace Comfy has raised $600,000 in seed funding. Mark Lee, a partner at Dominion Ventures, led the round with participation from investors that included Austin Ventures.