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Lithium Technologies, an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of on-demand solutions for enterprise communities, has raised $18 million in Series C funding. DAG Ventures and Tenaya Capital co-led the round, and was joined by return backers Benchmark Capital, Emergence Capital and Shasta Ventures. The company previously raised around $21 million.

Lithium Technologies, an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of on-demand solutions for enterprise communities, has acquired Keibi Technologies Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of automated content discovery, analysis and moderation for online communities. No financial terms were disclosed. Lithium has raised $21 million in VC funding from Benchmark Capital, Emergence Capital and Shasta Ventures. Keibi had raised around $9 million from firms like Catamount Ventures and Hunt Ventures.

Lithium Technologies, an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of on-demand solutions for enterprise communities, has raised $12 million in Series B funding. Benchmark Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers Emergence Capital and Shasta Ventures. Lithium had previously raised $9 million in April 2007.   PRESS RELEASE Lithium Technologies, market-leading provider of on-demand solutions [...]