Buddybuild secures a USD $7.6 million Series A funding round

Buddybuild,  a Vancouver-based mobile app build tool, announced a $7.6USD million Series A funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and with participation from all pre-existing investors, including Amplify Partners, Bloomberg Beta and First Round Capital.

Buddybuild said the investment will fuel growth and improve the way apps are created.

“We’re humbled to secure our Series A from Kleiner Perkins and have all of our existing investors participate in this round of financing,” said a statement from Dennis Pilarinos, Founder and CEO of buddybuild. It means we have the resources to grow and support developers everywhere.

LaBarge Weinstein acted as counsel to buddybuild with a team that includes James Smith and Kyle Lavender.

Read the Globe & Mail story here.