Authoria Adds $22.5 Million

Authoria Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of talent management solutions, has raised $22.5 million in a private equity and debt round. Horizon Technology Finance and Velocity Financial Group were joined by return backers Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Austin Ventures, Van Wagoner Capital Management and CIBC Capital Partners. The company previously had raised around $120 million in VC funding since 1998. www.authoria.com