Iris Dorbian
Apmetrix said Friday that it has received an undisclosed investment from Analytics Ventures, La Costa Investment Group and KI Investment Holdings. The financing will be used to accelerate growth before launching a Series A round in 2014. Based in San Diego, Apmetrix is a provider of video game and mobile app analytics.
Bugsnag said Friday that it has raised $1.4 million in seed funding. Matrix Partners led the round with participation from Slicehost founder Jason Seats and Huddle founder Andy McLoughlin. According to Bugsnag, the capital will be used for expansion and product development. Based in San Francisco, Bugsnag is a crash monitoring platform for apps.
Branding Brand has raised $9.5 million in Series B funding. Existing investor Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from CrunchFund, Lead Edge Capital and eBay Enterprise. Based in Pittsburgh, Branding Brand is a mobile commerce platform for top retailers.
Indi Molecular said Friday that it has closed $1.5 million in seed funding. InterWest Partners led the round with participation from several unidentified angel investors. Headquartered in Culver City, Calif., Indi Molecular, which was spun out from Integrated Diagnostics, is a life sciences company that has developed a synthetic replacement for antibodies.
Stitch Labs said Thursday that it has raised $3.5 million in Series A financing. Costanoa Ventures' Greg Sands led the round with participation from True Ventures and Greg Waldorf. Based in San Francisco, Stitch Labs is a provider of real-time inventory and enterprise management solutions for small to medium-sized businesses.
Gigya said Thursday that it has raised $25 million in funding. The lead investor was Greenspring Associates. Return backers Benchmark Capital, Mayfield Fund, DAG Ventures and Advance Publications also participated in the round. Gigya is a provider of data and tools that connect clients to consumers.
Deliv said Thursday that it has received $6.85 million in Series A funding. Investors included Upfront Ventures and RPM Ventures. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Deliv, which is also backed by Redpoint Ventures, Trinity Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, PivotNorth Capital and The Operator's Fund, is a provider of same-day delivery services.
Crave said Thursday that it has raised $2.4 million in Series A funding. Among the investors were Chaotic Ventures, Minnie Ingersoll, Rob Nail and Diego Canoso. According to the company, the capital will be used to build inventory, develop new products and expand retail channels. Based in San Francisco, Crave is a producer of "discreet and elegant" luxury sex toys.
Pipedrive has closed $3.4 million in seed funding. The lead investors were Rembrandt Venture Partners and Storm Ventures. Also, TMT Investments, Taavet Hinrikus of Transferwise, Ott Kaukver of Twilio, Rain Rannu co-founder of Fortumo and Tytus Michalski, managing director of Fresco Capital Advisors, also participated in the round. Based in California and Estonia, Pipedrive is a provider of cloud-based sales software.
Recommind said Wednesday that it has secured $15 million in Series C funding from SAP Ventures. According to Recommind, the capital will be used for market and product expansion. Also, Gaurav Tewari, a managing director at SAP Ventures, will join Recommind's board. Headquartered in San Francisco, Recommind is a provider of unstructured data management, analysis and governance technology.