Early stage Confer, a cyber security network, came out of stealth with $8 million in funding from Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. Nextbit, a stealth startup that seems to have something to do with mobile, raised $18 million in a round led by Accel Partners and Google Ventures. Amplify, the Los Angeles-based accelerator, raised its second fund of just over $8 million from backersthat include Accel, Greycroft, Siemer Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, Karlin Ventures, Jarl Mohn, Ron Burkle, Jim Wiatt, Ed Wilson, Ben Silverman, Rick Barry,, Rob Glaser, Joe Lewis, and David Baron.