Llamasoft, a US-based provider of supply chain design software and services, has raised $6.1m in its series A round from a consortium including local sportswear provider Nike.

Alongside Nike’s corporate venturing unit in the A round were venture capital firms MK Capital, venture capital firm MK Capital, Augment Ventures and First Step Fund.

Donald Hicks, executive president at Llamasoft, said: “This engagement with MK Capital and Nike provides Llamasoft with the resources to take the Company to the next level.”