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Open Prairie raises $81 mln for third rural opportunities fund

Open Prairie has closed its third rural opportunities fund at $81 million. The Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund will provide debt and equity funding to growth and later-stage companies in the agribusiness sector with a focus on opportunities based in rural America. The fund's investors include 12 Farm Credit institutions, 14 commercial and community banks and several strategic, agriculture-related organizations.

Vor Biopharma scores $42 mln Series A

Boston-based Vor Biopharma, an immuno-oncology company, has secured $42 million in Series A financing. The lead backers were 5AM Ventures and RA Capital Management.

Gotham Green Partners leads $125 mln round for Flow Kana

Flow Kana, a distributor of sungrown cannabis products and services, has raised $125 million in financing. Gotham Green Partners led the round.

HackerOne taps NEA venture partner Koplow-McAdams for board

San Francisco-based HackerOne, a hacker-powered security platform, has named Hilarie Koplow-McAdams to its board of directors. Koplow-McAdams is a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates.

Intudo Ventures wraps up sophomore fund at $50 mln

Intudo Ventures, an Indonesian venture firm, has closed its second fund at $50 million. Intudo Ventures II LP will invest in Indonesia-focused companies. The fund's limited partners include Founders Fund, Wasson Enterprise and WiL: World Innovation Lab.

Peltarion attracts $20 mln Series A

Peltarion, a Swedish operational AI company, has raised $20 million in Series A financing. Euclidean Capital led the round with participation from FAM and EQT Ventures.

Bullpen leads $6 mln round for Tank Utility

Boston-based Tank Utility, a provider of IoT tank monitoring and logistics optimization services, has raised $6 million in funding. Bullpen Capital led the round.

Burning Rock gathers over $125 mln Series C

Burning Rock, a provider of next-generation sequencing diagnostics solutions for precision medicine in oncology, has raised RMB 850 million (over $125 million) in Series C funding. GIC led the round with participation from LYFE Capital, CMB International Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures, Sequoia Capital China and T&Brothers Capital.

MākuSafe nabs almost $3 mln seed

West Des Moines, Iowa-based MākuSafe, a provider of safety solutions for workers, has closed nearly $3 million in seed funding. The investors included EMC Insurance Companies and Next Level Ventures.

Phylagen grabs $14 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Phylagen, which is building an environmental microbiome database, has secured $14 million in Series A financing. Cultivian Sandbox, Breakout Ventures and Working Capital led the round.