Funding roundup - week ending 07/01/11

The week's biggest fundraiser: Square raises $100 million at a $1 billion valuation

Seed-stage

Coursekit, an education software startup, closed a $1 million seed round of financing from. IA Ventures (Roger Ehrenberg, Brad Gillespie), Founder Collective (Chris Dixon), Shasta Ventures (Rob Coneybeer), Ralph Mack, Nat Turner, and Zach Weinberg.

Early-stage

Online payments system Braintree raised a $34 million Series A round from Accel Partners.

The Clymb, a flash sale site designed exclusively for outdoor gear and accessories, raised a $2 million Series A round of funding, led by the Oregon Angel Fund and Walden Venture Capital, with help from existing investor J Allard and other individual investors.

Freelance job search site DoNanza raised $1 million in funding from Innovation Endeavors, AfterDox and others.

Music discovery service Hitlantis closed a $1.5 million angel round.

Ifeelgoods, a marketing company in digital goods incentives that drive sales and social media engagement, secured $6.5 million in a Series A round of funding led by Idinvest Partners.

Neul, provider of wireless network technology that uses the TV white space spectrum, raised a $12.8 million (£8 million) Series A round led by European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, with participation from IQ Capital, Cambridge Angels and the company’s founders and employees.

Social Web browser RockMelt raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Accel Partners and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Ron Conway, Bill Campbell and Josh Kopelman.

SeeVolution, provider of website heat mapping and real-time analytics, secured $530,000 in angel financing, bringing the company’s total raised to $730,000.

Travel site network TravelShark secured $5 million in funding from DLA Holdings, a Singapore-based private equity firm.

Viralheat, provider of analytics and actionable intelligence on the social Web, secured $4.25 million in a Series A funding led by Mayfield Fund.

Easy iOS website maker Zapd by PressPlane raised close to $3.5 million in a Series B round led by Madrona Venture Group.

Late-stage

Animoto, an online video creation service, completed a $25 million financing led by Spectrum Equity Investors, with participation from existing Animoto investors Madrona Venture Group and Amazon.com.

Data storage and management software company Basho completed its $7.5 million Series D Equity Financing.

HealthGuru Media, provider of health information videos online, raised $6 million from a syndicate that includes new investor Western Technology Investment as well as existing venture backers Castile Ventures and Village Ventures.

The SAVO Group secured a $14 million growth round of financing. SAP Ventures led the financing round and was joined by existing investor Sterling Partners.

SiliconBlue Technologies, provider of Custom Mobile Device™ solutions for handheld applications, closed an $18 million Series D funding.

Square closed $100 million in Series C financing led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Biyers.

ViVOtech, a near field communication (NFC) software and systems company, closed $24 million in a multi-stage extension to its Series C round of funding.