Xamarin, a company that provides developer tools to hundreds of thousands of mobile app developers, has received $12 million in first-round funding, the company announced Tuesday. The financing comes from Charles River Ventures, Ignition Partners, and Floodgate, and will be used to expand the company’s software and build a sales and marketing team, according to a press release. The desire to build mobile apps can often be hindered by a lack of mobile developers, but Xamarin’s software makes it easier for traditional programmers to make the transition to mobile, according to an analyst quoted in Xamarin’s release. Read the full story at CNET.