July Systems, an Intel Capital-backed company that allows users to build and manage mobile apps and websites has raised $2.1m in equity, according to an SEC filing.
US-based July, which has raised $42.1m since it was founded, also named BJ Arun, formerly a founder of server and cluster software provider California Digital and metrics software company Librato, as its new chief executive this week. Arun aims to help fuel company growth in the mobile app market in particular.
In February 2012 July raised $15m in funding in a round led by growth equity firm Updata Partners, and featuring Intel’s corporate venturing unit, Intel Capital, and India-based venture capital firm WestBridge Capital. Intel Capital also led the company’s series C round in March 2010, which raised $7m, with venture firms Sequoia Capital and Footprint Ventures also participating.
July Systems previously raised $10m in its 2004 series B round from venture firm Acer Technology Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of electronics manufacturer Acer, Charles River Ventures, NeoCarta Ventures, Jumpstartup, and Silicon Valley Bancshares, and $8m from its series A round.