Load balancing technology provider Kemp, backed by investors including Orix, has raised $6m in equity funding according to a securities filing.

Kemp Technologies, a US-based manufacturer of IT server management hardware, has raised $6m according to a regulatory filing, building on funding from backers including financial services group Orix.

Kemp produces load balancing and application delivery controller technology for small and medium-sized businesses that ease network pressure following increased use of smartphones and other handheld devices. It has not disclosed the identity of the investors in its latest round.

Japan-based Orix took an equity stake in Kemp Technologies in 2012 through…