Iris Dorbian

Zeguro procures $5 mln

San Francisco-based Zeguro, a provider of cyber risk management solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, raised $5 million. Mosaik Partners led the round with participation from Healthy Ventures, Munich Re/HSB Ventures, QBE Ventures, Social Capital, Plug and Play and Sparkland Capital.

VMware to buy VC-backed Heptio

VMware Inc has agreed to acquire Seattle-based Heptio, which is built to support and advance the open Kubernetes ecosystem. No financial terms were disclosed. Heptio is backed by Madrona Venture Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel Partners.

Bitfury nabs $80 mln

The Bitfury Group, a blockchain technology company, has secured $80 million in funding. The investors included Korelya Capital, Macquarie Capital, Dentsu Japan, Jabre, Lian Group, Argenthal, Armat Group and ITech Capital. Bryan, Garnier & Co was the financial adviser and placement agent.

PredictHQ attracts $10 mln Series A

San Francisco and New Zealand-based PredictHQ, a data intelligence company for real-world events, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Aspect Ventures led the round with participation from Lightspeed, Rampersand VC and AddVenture Fund. In addition to the funding, Theresia Gouw, Aspect Ventures co-founder, will join PredictHQ’s board of directors.

Valens rakes in $63 mln

Israel-based Valens, a developer of HDBaseT technology for the audiovisual and automotive markets, has raised $63 million in funding. The investors were Linse Capital and Oppenheimer Asset Management.

Dutch clean tech company Black Bear grabs funding

Dutch clean tech company Black Bear has raised 5 million euros in funding. The backers were Capricorn Venture Partners and Particon.

RapidSOS takes in $30 mln Series B

RapidSOS, a provider of an advanced emergency tech platform, has secured $30 million in Series B funding. Playground Global led the round with participation from Highland Capital Partners, M12, Two Sigma Ventures, Forte Ventures, The Westly Group and CSAA IG.

Raycatch locks in Series B funding

Tel Aviv-based Raycatch Ltd, a provider of AI technology that enhances existing solar plant energy yield, has secured an undisclosed amount of Series B financing. DSM Venturing, the venturing arm of Royal DSM and BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures led the round with participation from Rio Ventures and Maverick Ventures Israel.

Viola Ventures leads Series B round for Taranis

Tel Aviv-based Taranis, a precision agriculture intelligence platform, has secured $20 million in Series B financing. Viola Ventures led the round with participation from Finistere Ventures, Vertex Ventures, OurCrowd, Cavallo Ventures, the venture capital arm of Wilbur-Ellis and Sumitomo Corporation Europe.

VC-backed Harness recruits Eubanks as chief revenue officer

San Francisco-based Harness, a continuous delivery-as-a-service platform, has named Jason Eubanks as chief revenue officer. Previously, he was CRO at Markforged. Harness is backed by Menlo Ventures.