Nextdoor, a US-based private social network for the neighbourhood, has raised $21.6m in its series B round from a consortium including Google Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous search engine provider.
Venture capital firm Greylock Partners led the B round with a reported $15m investment, and was joined by VC peers Benchmark, DAG Ventures, Pinnacle Ventures and Shasta Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, the family office of Jeff Bezos, chief executive of online retailer Amazon, and media-focused investment bank Allen & Co.
In July, Nextdoor raised $18.6m from Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, Shasta Ventures and DAG Ventures.