Filament, a US-based developer of sensor network technology for internet of things applications, closed a $5m series A round on Tuesday led by Bullpen Capital and backed by Verizon Ventures and Samsung Ventures, the respective corporate venturing units of telecommunications company Verizon and electronics producer Samsung. The round also included Crosslink Capital, Digital Currency Group, Haystack, Working Lab Capital, Techstars and unnamed existing investors.

India-based finance news source YourStory raised series A funding on Monday from Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate…