PaidContent.org reported that Cloudera, an data storage and management start-up, has attracted $6 million in a second round of financing led by Greylock Partners. A previous backer, Accel Partners, also ponied up for the round, which brings Cloudera’s total financing raised to date to $11 million.
VentureBeat Reported that MyBuys, which helps e-tailers make personalized recommendations to customers, said it raised $7 million in second round financing round from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Palomar Ventures. Both firms participated in the company’s previous round in 2007. In a press release, MyBuys said it planned to use the new money to invest in products, client services and market expansion.
Topsy.com, the Twitter-focused search engine that has nabbed a total $15 million in financing to date, was introduced last week says VentureBeat. Investors in the start-up, whose search functions operate Google’s for Twitter accounts, include Blue Run Ventures, Ignition Partners and Founders Fund.
The chief of a soon-to-be-independent AOL is expected to create a unit called AOL Ventures, which will house some of the start-ups AOL recently acquired and seek new venture-capital investment for them, according to All Things Digital.
Paidcontent.org reported that Seatwave, the secondary ticketing Web site, is catching up with its rival Viagogo in terms of fund-raising, announcing that it has received another $17 million from its venture capital backers: Atlas, Mangrove and Fidelity, and a newcomer, Accel.
