The daily deal site aimed at mothers has raised $20m from a pool of backers including Comcast Ventures.

US-based online commerce platform Plum District secured $20m in series C funding on Thursday from investors including Comcast Ventures, the corporate venturing division of media and telecommunications conglomerate Comcast.

The round was led by venture capital (VC) firm General Catalyst Partners, with participation from VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Duke University.

KCPB and General Catalyst were previously the investors for Plum District’s $8.5m series B round in January, while Plum District’s series A round raised $2.1m…