Iris Dorbian

Synthace raises $25.6 mln Series B

London-based Synthace Ltd, a developer of a cloud software platform for automating and improving the success rate of biological research and development, has secured $25.6 million in Series B funding. Horizons Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Luminous Ventures and SOSV.

Mission Bio rallies $30 mln Series B

South San Francisco-based Mission Bio Inc, a provider of single-cell DNA analysis and precision genomics solutions, has secured $30 million in Series B funding. The investors were Agilent Technologies, Cota Capital, LAM Capital and Mayfield.

Reading app Glose procures funding

Glose, a digital reading app, has raised 3 million euros in funding. The investors included OneRagTime, Expon Capital, Kima Ventures and BPI France.

Fintech startup YayPay grabs $8.4 mln

New York-based fintech startup YayPay has secured $8.4 million in funding. Venture Partners was the lead investor.

Hi Fidelity Genetics reels in $8.5 mln Series A

Durham, North Carolina-based Hi Fidelity Genetics, a computational crop breeding company, has raised $8.5 million in Series A financing. Fall Line Capital and Finistere Ventures led the round with participation from Gro Alliance, KdT Ventures, Prairie Crest Capital, S2G and Tom Farms.

Guru snaps up $25 mln Series B

Philadelphia and San Francisco-based Guru, a revenue empowerment network, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. Thrive Capital led the round with participation from return backers Emergence Capital, FirstMark Capital, Slack Fund and Michael Dell’s MSD Capital.

Mobile construction platform FinalCAD nets $40 mln Series C

FinalCAD, a mobile platform for the construction industry, has secured $40 million in Series C funding. Draper Esprit led the round.

Wholesale marketplace Faire collects $100 mln

Faire, a wholesale marketplace, has raised $100 million in funding, according to a blog post. The investors were Lightspeed Venture Partners, Y Combinator, DST, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Forerunner and Khosla.

Celect inks $15 mln Series C

Boston-based Celect, a provider of predictive analytics and inventory optimization for retailers, has raised $15 million in Series C financing. NGP Capital and Fung Capital led the round with participation from Activant Capital and August Capital.

Inscribe gathers $3 mln seed

San Francisco and Dublin-based Inscribe, a company that automates the process of identifying fraudulent documents using image forensics and machine learning, has secured $3 million in seed financing. Crosslink Capital and Uncork Capital led the round.