Connectikpeople captured about 92 rounds and $854 million in fundings: stakes and opportunities.

In this series, our goal is to help you (investors, entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts) to deeply be connected by the stakes, perspectives, and insights of tech businesses.

Today we has discovered that, Los Angeles-based YouTube network Maker Studios has raised $26 million from investors SingTel Innov8, Lakestar, Northgate Capital, Astro, and Canal+, closing out its series C round now totaled at $61 million. This capital will serve to help grow its business overseas, adding offices in Europe and Asia. Connectikpeople has observed that, half of its existing viewers are outside the U.S.

For those who unfamiliar, Launched in 2009 as the only YouTube network to offer

partners development, production, promotion, and marketing services.

Salsify (Boston-based product content management software) has raised an $8 million series A round from North Bridge Venture Partners and Matrix Partners. Salsify was founded by three veterans of enterprise search provider Endeca, acquired by Oracle in 2011. The capital will use to develop their new software-as-a-service approach to managing product content on e-commerce sites.

Matterport (Mountain View-based developer of rapid 3D scanning solutions) has raised $2.8 million in a second series A funding from investors Blake Krikorian of Sling Media and Gordon Segal, founder of Crate & Barrel. Existing investors include Lux Capital, Greylock Partners, and Felicis Ventures. Founded in 2010, Matterport uses a 3D camera and cloud-based software system to create 3D digital models of physical spaces for designers, architects, and inspectors.

Regarding Boulder, (Colorado-based marketing platform TapInfluence), it has raised $5 million in series B funding from existing investor Grotech Ventures and new investor Access Venture Partners. Access' Kirk Holland will join the TapInfluence board of directors. Launched in 2009, TapInfluence connects marketers with bloggers and other online influencers, and has raised a total of $8.2 million.

Now, Songza (Mood-based music streaming service), headquartered in New York, has raised a $4.7 million funding round from a variety of investors including Amazon, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Lerer Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, Metamorphic Ventures, and more. The funding will serve to scale its sales team and developing its native advertising.

AppDirect (San Francisco-based cloud service marketplace)

has raised $9 million in series B funding led by iNovia Capital. The company also announced the purchase of Standing Cloud, a Boulder, Colorado-based cloud application management platform. Founded in 2009, AppDirect has raised a total of $20.8 million to date.