Sychron syncs up $7.8 million

Sychron announced Monday that it raised a $7.8 million first round of funding, led by Sigma Partners. Other investors include Dot-EDU Ventures and First European American Ventures. San Mateo, Calif.-based Sychron develops workload management software designed to improve a company's use of its computing resources. Sychron competes in the data center automation market.