MarkLogic Corp. said it raised a $25 million round of growth capital in a deal led by Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital, and joined by Northgate Capital. MarkLogic CEO Gary Bloom also invested in the round. The company, which is developing the NoSQL database, has raised a total of $71.2 million.

Drawbridge, a cross-screen mobile ad targeting business, has closed its $14 million Series B funding. Northgate Capital, a new investor in Drawbridge, leads this round. Existing investors, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and Sequoia Capital also joined the round.

DataSift said it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Scale Venture Partners and joined by Northgate Capital and Daher Capital. Rory O’Driscoll, managing director at ScaleVP, has joined the board.

Scale Computing, maker of IT infrastructure for small to medium-sized businesses, has raised $12 million in Series D financing. Heron Capital Venture Fund led the round. Reservoir Venture Partners, Allos Ventures, CID Equity Capital, Spring Mill Venture Fund, Northgate Capital, Benchmark Capital Partners and Scale Venture Partners also contributed. Scale Computing is based in Indianapolis.

AOptix, a Campbell, Calif.-based company that makes optical communications and iris biometrics-based software for the government and commercial markets, has closed a $42 million Series E round of funding by existing investors Clearstone Venture Partners, DAG Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Northgate Capital and W Capital Partners, along with new investor, True Ventures. The 12-year-old [...]

Ticketfly, a San Francisco-based operator of a Web-based ticketing and social marketing platform, has raised $22 million in Series C funding. SAP Ventures led the round, which includes Northgate Capital, Cross Creek Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV). Ticketfly has now raised $37 million in total funding, including a $12 million Series B round in June [...]

SuVolta, a developer of PowerShrink(TM) low-power IC technology that cuts chip power consumption by 50 to 90 percent, has secured $17.6 million in venture funding. New investor Bright Capital participated in the round, joining existing SuVolta investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), August Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Northgate Capital, DAG Ventures and [...]

Siemens Industry, Inc. said it agreed to acquire all of the stock of eMeter Corporation. The deal for the San Mateo, Calif., company is expect to close in December 2011. EMeter is backed by Sequoia Capital, Northgate Capital and Foundation Capital. No terms were disclosed. PRESS RELEASE Siemens to Acquire eMeter to Enhance Smart Grid [...]

Mo Virani has joined Northgate Capital as its chief financial officer and chief operating officer. He joins from venture firm Mohr Davidow, where he worked as the administrative general partner responsible for all company operations and limited partner relations. In his new role, Virani will be responsible for all the finance and administrative functions of Northgate. In addition he will provide support for the investor relations and investment management activities of the firm, Northgate said in a statement.

Visible Measures, maker of an analytics and advertising platform for social video, has raised $13 million in a round led by DAG Ventures. The Series D round also included an investment from Advance Publications Inc. – owners of magazine giant Conde Nast – along with participation from existing investors General Catalyst Partners, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and Northgate Capital.