Bit Stew Systems, a Canada-based developer of data integration technology for the internet of things, reached the first close of a series C round featuring GE Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of industrial product maker General Electric, Yaletown Partners, BDC Capital and Kensington Capital Partners yesterday, having raised an undisclosed amount. It raised $17.2m in May 2015 from Cisco Investments, a subsidiary of networking technology producer Cisco, GE Ventures, Yaletown and BDC Capital.
Kontor, the US-based creator of a…