Boston Roundup: Consumer United, StarWind, ezCater, Threat Stack

A flurry of recent technology financing deals:

—Consumer United, an online consumer insurance marketplace, has raised another $14 million in venture capital. BetaBoston reports the round was led by Spark Capital and Thayer Street Partners. The Boston-based company was listed last year on the Inc. 5000, with reported 2012 revenue of $10.2 million.

—StarWind Software, a Wakefield, MA-based data storage software provider, has raised a $3.25 million Series B investment. Almaz Capital led the round, joined by ABRT Venture and AVentures Capital. The company says it has more than 30,000 customers in 100 countries.

—EzCater, an online ordering service for catering, has added $3 million in growth capital. Investors include private equity firm Breton Capital Management, Launchpad Venture Group, and angel investors. In a press release, CEO Stefania Mallett says the Boston-based company plans to have more than 50,000 caterers around the country on its service in the next year.

—Threat Stack, a Cambridge, MA-based developer of cloud computing security software, has added about $2.7 million in new equity investment from investors Atlas Venture and .406 Ventures. Threat Stack also has hired a new CEO, former Signiant and Bit9 executive Doug Cahill. The company was previously part of the TechStars Cloud accelerator program.

Author: Curt Woodward

Curt covered technology and innovation in the Boston area for Xconomy. He previously worked in Xconomy’s Seattle bureau and continued some coverage of Seattle-area tech companies, including Amazon and Microsoft. Curt joined Xconomy in February 2011 after nearly nine years with The Associated Press, the world's largest news organization. He worked in three states and covered a wide variety of beats for the AP, including business, law, politics, government, and general mayhem. A native Washingtonian, Curt earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. As a past president of the state's Capitol Correspondents Association, he led efforts to expand statehouse press credentialing to online news outlets for the first time.