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Aerospike rakes in $32 mln Series D

Silicon Valley-based Aerospike, a provider of next-generation, real-time NoSQL data solutions, has raised $32 million in Series D funding. Triangle Peak Partners LLC led the round.

Wellframe pulls in $20 mln Series C

Wellframe Inc, a provider of digital health management solutions, has raised $20 million in Series C funding. BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Threshold Ventures and F-Prime Capital.

CyCognito pockets $18 mln Series A

Palo Alto, California and Israel-based CyCognito Inc, a cybersecurity startup, has secured $18 million Series A funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from Sorenson Ventures and a personal investment from John W. Thompson, venture partner at Lightspeed and chairman of Microsoft.

Abnormal Security attracts $24 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Abnormal Security, a provider of a cloud email security platform, has raised $24 million in Series A funding. Greylock Partners led the round.

News app SmartNews procures $92 mln Series E

SmartNews, a news app, has secured $92 million in Series E funding. Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd. and ACA Investments Pte Ltd led the round.

Fine jewelry brand Kimai scores $1.2 mln seed

Kimai, a fine jewelry brand, has secured $1.2 million in seed funding. Talis Capital led the round.

Kairos Ventures targets $250 mln for third fund

Kairos Ventures is seeking to raise $250 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Beverly Hills, California, Kairos invests in scientific discoveries.

Ear piercing company Studs nets $3 mln

Ear piercing company Studs has raised $3 million in funding. First Round Capital led the round with participation from Lerer Hippeau.

Factor[e] Ventures hires principal

Factor Ventures has named Jit Bhattacharya as a principal. Bhattacharya is a former CTO of Fenix International. Bhattacharya is based in Factor Ventures' Nairobi office.

ZecOps nabs $10.2 mln seed

San Francisco-based ZecOps, a cybersecurity firm, has secured $10.2 million in seed funding. The investors included CEAS Investments, Evolution Equity Partners, KPN Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures and Stormbreaker Venture Group.