MailChimp and Cox Enterprises are among the limited partners that helped venture firm Overline secure $27.4m for the vehicle.

US-based venture capital firm Overline has closed its first fund on $27.4m with commitments from marketing software producer MailChimp and communications and automotive media conglomerate Cox Enterprises.

MailChimp was the anchor investor in the fund, which also received commitments from VC firms Social Leverage and Hallett Capital as well as individual investors David Cummings and David Cohen.

Overline makes seed-stage investments in technology developers primarily located in the city of Atlanta and the southeastern region of the United States, typically…