rPath raises $9.1 million in Series B funding

Quoting from the rPath official announcement:

The company’s recent closing of a $9.1 million round of venture financing is the second vote of support from the company’s existing backers. Investors in the Series B round are General Catalyst, North Bridge Venture Partners, and Wakefield Group. The company plans to use this new capital to expand its market leading position as the provider of technology for creating and maintaining software appliances.

rBuilder Online (rBO), rPath’s community for developers, grew to over 250,000 downloads in 2006. With over 5,000 projects and 8,000 users, the community has become the most active catalog for software and virtual appliances in the industry…