Data analysis firm Logentries, a spin-out of University College Dublin, raises $10m in series A.

US-based data analysis firm Logentries has raised $10m in series A backing from a number of backers and named a new chief executive.

Leading the round was venture firm Polaris Partners, and joined in participation by peers Frontline Ventures, Floodgate, and RRE Ventures. The latest funding brings Logentries total to $11.1m, which includes a $1.1m seed round held last year and supported by the same backers.

Founded in 2010, the company is commercialising research from University College Dublin’s Performance Engineering…