Tech & Finance series: ConnectikPeople has captured ,this time, more than $100 million in Seed fundings.



Deliv (Palo Alto-based crowdsourced delivery service), has raised a series A round of $6.85 million led by Upfront Ventures and RPM Ventures. With this capital, Deliv plans to hire new staff and roll out services to hundreds of retailers. Connectikpeople may recall that, founded last year, Deliv aims to seamlessly connect the customer, retailer, and courier through their crowdsourced courier model.
Gigya (Mountain View-based consumer management platform ), has raised $25 million in funding led by Greenspring Associates with contributions from existing investors Benchmark Capital, Mayfield Fund, DAG Ventures, and Advance Publications. Gigya launched in 2006 to help companies navigate social and
mobile trends and is now used by 700 businesses to reach 1.5 billion mobile and desktop users per month.
NewVoiceMedia (UK call-handling startup ), has raised $35 million in series C funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Highland Capital Partners ,Eden Ventures, and Notion Capital. NewVoiceMedia will use the capital for further research and development, expansion throughout the U.S. and APAC, and building sales and marketing capabilities. The company has now raised a total of $61.3 million, including a series B earlier this year.
App Annie (San Francisco and Beijing-based mobile app intelligence service), has raised $15 million in series C funding to fuel further global expansion. The round was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from existing investors IDG Capital Partners, Greycroft Partners, e.Ventures, and Infinity Venture Partners.
Apttus has raised $37 million in series A funding from K1, Iconiq Capital, and Salesforce. Apttus was developed on the Salesforce.com platform and provides "quote to cash" software for managing bids, contracts, and revenue recognition. Founded in 2006, Apttus has expanded its offices to London and Ahmedabad and continues to grow substantially
Blue Jeans Network (Mountain View-based video conferencing service ), has raised $50 million in series D funding led by Battery Ventures with participation from New Enterprise Associates, Accel Partners, and Norwest Venture Partners. More than 3 million people have held nearly 2 million meetings using the service. Founded in 2009, Blue Jeans aims to become the top platform for visual collaboration by transforming the conference experience.

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