Icera Semi Raising $75 Million

Icera Inc., a Bristol, UK-based maker of chips for mobile broadband phones and data devices, is raising up to $75 million in new VC funding, peHUB has learned. The company so far has secured around $21.5 million from insiders, including Accel Partners Europe, Atlas Venture Balderton Capital and Amadeus Capital Partners.

The round is being referred to as “Series BB,” and follows over $100 million in previous funding. CEO Stan Boland declined to comment. www.icerasemi.com