US-based sales platform Yesware has closed a $13.3m series C round featuring internet company Google’s corporate venturing arm Google Ventures, BostInno reported yesterday.
IDG Ventures, a corporate venturing unit of media and technology company International Data Group, also participated alongside Golden Venture Partners and Battery Ventures. The round was led by Foundry Group.
Yesware provides a platform aimed at salespeople which enables email tracking and real-time analytics. The company will use the series C funding to support expansion efforts and hire an additional nine staff to add to its current 70.
In 2013, Google, IDG, Foundry, Golden and Battery provided a $14.7m series B round. In 2012, IDG led a $4m series A round that also included Google, Foundry and Golden.
Google, IDG, Foundry and Golden previously also contributed to a $1m seed round in 2011.
Matthew Bellows, founder and chief executive of Yesware, said: “We are happy to have our current investors, who know our company incredibly well, re-invest in Yesware.
“We raised exactly what we need to accelerate Yesware’s growth and bring our company to the next level.”