Iris Dorbian

Attila Security takes in $2.5 mln seed

Fulton, Maryland-based Attila Security, a cybersecurity company, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. DataTribe led the round with participation from Bull City Venture Partners and TEDCO's Seed Fund.

CitiXsys locks in $20 mln Series B

CitiXsys, a provider of omnichannel retail management solutions, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Housatonic Partners led the round.

Imbellus picks up $14.5 mln Series

Imbellus, a developer of simulation-based assessment technology, has secured $14.5 million in Series A financing. Owl Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Upfront Ventures, Thrive Capital and Rethink Education.

Validere inks $7 mln seed

Validere, an oil and gas IoT and artificial intelligence platform, has raised $7 million in seed funding. Sallyport Investments led the round with participation from Y Combinator, Real Ventures, Moment Ventures and ZhenFund.

EQT Ventures leads Series C round for college students career network Handshake

Handshake, a career network for American college students, has raised $40 million in Series C funding. EQT Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Omidyar Network and Reach Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Alastair Mitchell of EQT Ventures is joining Handshake's board of directors.

Alliance Ventures funds WeRide.ai

WeRide.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving company, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Alliance Ventures, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi's venture capital arm.

1DROP snags $4.25 mln Series A

Boston and Switzerland-based 1DROP, a developer of a medical diagnostic testing platform, has secured $4.25 million in Series A financing. Christian Wildmoser, a former partner at CVC Capital Partners, led the transaction.

CognitionX lands $4.1 mln

CognitionX, a provider of an AI Advice Platform that connects users and companies in real-time with news, products and technology experts, has raised $4.1 million in funding. The investors included The CXO Fund and Unilever Ventures.

Micropsi snaps up $6.08 mln Series A

Micropsi Industries, a German robotics software company, has raised $6.08 million in Series A funding. Project A led the round with participation from other investors that included Coparion and Vito Ventures.

ZypMedia rakes in $5.6 mln Series C

San Francisco-based ZypMedia, a creator of a programmatic advertising platform built specifically for media companies, has closed $5.6 million in Series C funding. Archer Venture Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included U.S. Venture Partners and Sinclair Broadcast Group.