Mobile Iron Collects $16M

Wade Roush7/12/10

Mobile Iron, a Mountain View, CA-based startup whose software helps enterprises manage smartphone usage by employees, has raised an additional $16 million in equity-based financing, according to a regulatory filing. Mobile Iron previously raised $11 million in Series B funding in August, 2009 from a group that included Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Storm Ventures. The company declined to share further details, but a Mobile Iron spokesperson said the company plans to release an official announcement of the funding in “a few weeks.”

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