Bigstep gets $6.5 million in fourth round

Bigstep announced Tuesday it received a $6.5 million fourth round of funding. VeriSign and previous investors Mayfield, U.S. Venture Partners, Partech International, The Washington Post, InterWest Partners, Worldview Technology Partners and Staenberg Venture Partners contributed to the latest round. San Francisco-based Bigstep has raised a total of $72 million. The company builds and manages Web sites for small businesses, offering such features as automated e-commerce marketing and promotional services.