Bertelsmann-backed affiliate link builder Skimlinks takes an undisclosed investment from early stage digital media fund Greycroft Partners.

US-based affiliate marketing platform Skimlinks, backed by Germany-based media company Bertelsmann’s corporate venturing unit, has completed a growth financing of undisclosed size led by venture capital firm Greylock Partners.

Greylock was joined in the round by Forum Foundry, a US-based online community builder, and two Japanese angel investors, Hiro Maeda and Ryota Matsuzaki. The investment will be used to fund international expansion, including the opening of a Japanese site.

The company, which links online publishers to affiliate retail sites, allowing…