The cluster management software developer has now raised $7.8m in total after completing a DLA Piper-backed series B round.

US-based enterprise IT automation start-up StackIQ has closed a $6m series B round backed by investors including law firm DLA Piper.

The other investors in the round were Grayhawk Capital, Keshif Ventures, OurCrowd, Anthem Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures. Anthem and Avalon both contributed to a $1.8m series A round raised by StackIQ in May this year.

StackIQ will invest the money in expanding its sales, marketing and general operations to enable it to meet demand for its cluster management…