Iris Dorbian

Secure Mentem said Tuesday that it has received an investment from Blackstone. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Annapolis, Maryland, Secure Mentem is a provider of security awareness-related services.

ScoreBig.com said Tuesday that it has closed $10 million in funding from Checketts Partners Investment Fund. Also, the company has hired board advisor and former Ticketmaster EVP David Goldberg as its chief strategy officer. Headquartered in Los Angeles, ScoreBig.com, which is also backed by Bain Capital Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners, is an online marketplace that sells unsold tickets.

TapInfluence said Tuesday that it has raised $5 million in Series B funding. Existing investor Grotech Ventures and new investor Access Venture Partners led the round. Also, TapInfluence has named Kirk Holland of Access Ventures Partners to its board of directors. Based in Boulder, Colorado, TapInfluence is a provider of influencer content marketing solutions.

Blitsy said Tuesday that it has closed $1.01 million in seed funding. Chicago Ventures was the lead investor. FireStarter Fund, Lakewest Venture Partners, Trunk Club CEO Brian Spaly, Apex Venture Capital general partner Lon Chow, and Klout technical co-founder Binh Tran also participated in the round. Based in Chicago, Blitsy is an online craft retailer.

MobileRQ said Tuesday that it has received $800,000 in funding. Verizon Investments, the venture capital unit of Verizon Communications, led the round. Based in Portland, Oregon, MobileRQ is a traveler platform that helps companies better engage with customers.

HookLogic said Monday that it has raised $14 million in Series B funding. Intel Capital led the round. Headquartered in New York City, HookLogic, which is also backed by Bain Capital Ventures, is a provider of commerce search advertising solutions.

Brandlive said Monday that it has raised $1.6 million in Series A funding. Oregon Angel Fund was the lead investor. Based in Portland, Oregon, Brandlive is a provider of live video commerce solutions.

CrowdStrike said Monday that it has closed $30 million in Series B financing. The lead investor was Accel Partners. Founding investor Warburg Pincus also participated in the round. In conjunction with the funding, Accel Partners' Sameer Gandhi joins the board of directors. Based in Irvine, Calif., CrowdStrike is a provider of security technologies and services.

Tado has secured $2.6 million in financing from existing investors Target Partners and Shortcut Ventures. Based in Munich, Germany, tado is a heating app for homes and small businesses.

Front Desk said Friday that it has closed $3.2 million in seed financing. Second Avenue Partners was the least investor. Venture One Ventures, Expedia founder and Zillow co-founder Rich Barton and Delafield Hambrecht Chairman J.D. Delafield also participated in the round. Headquartered in Seattle, Front Desk is a provider of mobile-focused software solutions for personal services businesses.