Iris Dorbian

Kiosked said Wednesday that it has received an additional $6.9 million in funding. Kevin Wall of Craton Equity Partners and John Lindfors, a partner at Digital Sky Technologies, led the round. In conjunction with the funding, both Wall and Lindfors will join Kiosked's board of directors. Kiosked is a platform that links digital content and images to online stores.

Zipments said Monday that it has raised $2.25 million in seed funding. FirstMark Capital and Huron River Ventures were the lead investors. The Windquest Group, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Chicago Ventures and Robert Safrata, CEO at Novex Couriers, also participated in the round. Based in New York City, Zipments is a provider of same-day local delivery services.

Sol Voltaics said Tuesday that it has closed $15.6 million in funding. Norway-based investment firm Umoe led the round. In addition to the funding, Sol Voltaics has named Thomas Moe Borseth of Umoe and Kang Sun, former CEO of JA Solar and CEO of Amprius, to the board. Based in Lund, Sweden, Sol Voltaics is a maker of nanomaterials for solar panels. It is backed by Foundation Asset Management, Industrifonden, Nano Future Invest, Provider Venture, Scatec and Teknoinvest.

Simplilearn said Tuesday that it has received $10 million in Series B funding. The investors were Helion Venture Partners and Kalaari Capital. Khetal Advisors aided Simplilearn in this transaction. Simplilearn is an online learning platform for working professionals.

eSolar has raised $22 million in funding. Oak Investment Partners was one of the investors. The capital will be used to aid Solar’s expansion into the MENA region. Based in Burbank, Calif., eSolar, which is also backed by GE Energy, is a producer of solar power technology.

StrikeAd said Tuesday that it has raised $7 million in funding. Karlin Ventures was the lead investor. Return backers DFJ Esprit, Softech VC and Siemer Ventures joined new investors Canyon Creek Capital and Scentan Ventures in the round. Based in New York City, StrikeAd is a provider of mobile advertising solutions.

Cool Planet Energy Systems said Tuesday that it has raised $19.4 million in Series D funding. Investors included North Bridge Venture Partners, Shea Ventures, BP, Google Ventures, Energy Technology Ventures (GE, ConocoPhillips, NRG Energy) and the constellation division of Exelon. Based in Camarillo, Calif., Cool Planet Energy Systems is a provider of solutions that convert non-food biomass into gasoline through mechanical and chemical processes.

Apttus said Tuesday it has closed $37 million in funding. The investors were K1 Capital, ICONIQ Capital and Salesforce.com. Based in San Mateo, Calif., Apttus is a provider of cloud solutions for quote-to-cash automation.

FuzeBox said Tuesday that it has raised $26 million in Series B financing. Hermes Growth Partners was the lead investor. Existing investors Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Insight Venture Partners also participated in the round. In addition to the funding, David Obrand, a former executive at Yammer and Salesforce.com, was named CEO. Obrand and Bobby Yerramilli-Rao, founder and partner at Hermes Growth Partners, also join FuzeBox's board of directors. Based in San Francisco, FuzeBox is a provider of real-time communication and collaboration solutions.

Upworthy has raised $8 million in funding, the company announced Monday in a blog post on its website. Investors included Spark Capital, Catamount Ventures, Uprising and the Knight Foundation. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Upworthy is a social media website. To learn further details about the funding, visit here.