Direct emailing service Mailjet took its total funding to more than $17m in a round featuring Orange and Publicis-backed Iris Capital.

France-based marketing email service Mailjet has raised $11m in series B funding from investors including Iris Capital, the venture firm backed by telecommunications firm Orange and marketing company Publicis, TechCrunch reported yesterday.

The round also included VC firms Alven Capital and Seventure Partners. Alven previously took part in the $3.3m round closed by Mailjet in 2012 and a subsequent $3m round in March 2014. Startup studio eFounders initially provided it with $300,000 in seed capital.

Founded in 2010, Mailjet operates…