US cloud computing guru Marc Benioff is one of the new investors in maritime risk analysis company Windward.

The Tel Aviv operation said it had raised $16.5m in its latest funding round, bringing the total since its inception to $38.9m.

San Francisco-based insurance technology fund, XL Innovate, led the round, with existing investors Horizons Ventures and Aleph, also participating.

Salesforce chairman and CEO Benioff was one of a number of individuals that took part, Windward said.