Canada-based data analytics and visualisation technology company Plotly has secured $5.5m in a series A round backed by Siemens Venture Capital, the corporate venturing unit of electronics conglomerate Siemens.

MHS Capital, Rho Ventures, Real Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank also contributed to the round, which followed a $1.5m seed round backed by Rho Ventures in 2013.

Plotly has developed a data analytics and visualisation platform that includes a range of tools such as statistics, data exploration and collaboration. It will…