Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share.
Ignition Partners raises $200M fund to back more enterprise software startups
Ignition Partners, a enterprise-focused venture capital firm with several Microsoft veterans on staff, announced today a $200 million fund earmarked for enterprise software investments.
News of Fund VI comes a couple of months after an SEC filing showing that Ignition had set out to raise a $200 million fund. Ignition said in a statement today that the new fund received “more than $300 million in interest.”
Deutsche Bank leads $130M raise for broadband service company Wave
Broadband service company Wave announced it took in a $130M raise led by Deutsche Bank along with Wells Fargo, Sun Trust, and RBC Daniels. The company plans to use the funds for its gigabit fiber network’s expansion.
Ev Williams’ Obvious Ventures closes $123,456,789 fund
Obvious Ventures, the venture capital firm cofounded by Twitter’s Evan Williams, announced the close of its very first fund today.
Guess how much it raised? $123,456,789. No joke.
Mode Media races to become curated content hub — raises $30M more, exceeds $100M revenue
Mode Media, the media and ad company that is building a video-centric hub for professional content producers, has raised $30 million more in financing.
Including this latest Series F round of equity, led by Hubert Burda Media, the company has now raised a total of $186 million.
Big data search startup Maana launches with $14.2M
Today Maana is launching, with $14.2 million in funding from several corporate venture arms: Chevron Technology Ventures, ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures, GE Ventures, and Intel Capital. Frost Data Capital also invested.
This startup raised $8M to replace your publication’s video team with robots
Text-to-video production startup Wibbitz announced an $8 million series B raise today. NantMobile led the round, putting in $6 million to expand Wibbitz’s video platform.
Wibbitz takes text-based articles from publishers and generates video content using the publisher’s pictures, video clips, or licensed content. Then, by analyzing the written piece and its tone, the company lays out a script to be narrated by a human voice.
Foxconn invests $5.5M in France’s PIQ to accelerate development of IoT sports equipment
While Foxconn may be best known as the manufacturing muscle behind blockbuster products like the iPhone, the Taiwanese company is teaming up with a French company to focus on the next wave of smart consumer devices.
Paris-based PIQ announced today that it had raised $5.5 million in a round of funding led by Foxconn. PIQ has designed a platform of sensors and data analytics that focus on sports equipment and performance.
Idealab-backed Quick.ly raises more than $5M to reinvent mobile search
Stealth mobile search startup Quick.ly announced it’s raised at least $5.1 million in a public filing.
Backed by tech incubator Idealab — where startups like Picasa and Answers.com originated — Quick.ly claims it’s “reinventing search for mobile to get people to what they’re looking for more quickly.”
This list will be updated with breaking funding news all day. Check back for more.