Social Infrastructure Co ‘Gigya’ Raises $15.3M

Gigya, a provider of social infrastructure for businesses, announced that it has secured $15.3 million in funding from Advance Publications, Mayfield Fund, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Adobe. According to the company, the funding follows its 2011 sales that more than tripled year-over-year, in addition to reaching more than one billion unique users per month. According to the company, it plans to expand its suite of social infrastructure products to help businesses monetize social engagement, referral traffic and permission-based social data. Gigya is based in San Francisco and has offices in Tel Aviv and London.