Salesforce Ventures returned for a round that pushed the data backup technology developer's total funding past $100m and doubled its valuation.

US-based software backup technology provider OwnBackup raised $50m on Tuesday from investors including Salesforce Ventures, enterprise software producer Salesforce’s corporate venture capital vehicle.

Growth equity firm Insight Partners led the round, which also featured Singaporean state-backed venture capital firm Vertex Ventures and fellow VC firm Innovation Endeavors. It took the company’s total funding to more than $100m, it said.

Founded in 2015, OwnBackup produces software that helps organisations automate the regular backup of data across various clouds, protecting it from…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.