The IT infrastructure company, which had previously raised $65m from investors including Citi, has raised the first tranche of its series E round.

Chef, a US-based IT infrastructure company backed by financial services provider Citi, has secured $32m for the first tranche of its series E round, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal.

Jay Wampold, Chef’s vice president of marketing, confirmed the funding, first disclosed in a report by accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and which was provided by investors including venture capital firm Battery Ventures.

The company has not revealed the amount at which it plans to close the series E round, which…