Iris Dorbian

Hybrid cloud platform Datrium scores $60 mln Series D

Sunnyvale, California-based Datrium, a hybrid cloud platform, has raised $60 million in Series D funding. Samsung Catalyst Fund led the round with participation from Icon Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Hot cloud storage company Wasabi lands $68 mln Series B

Boston-based Wasabi, a hot cloud storage company, has raised $68 million in Series B financing. The investors included Forestay Capital.

Biotech firm Atreca rakes in $125 mln Series C

Redwood City, California-based Atreca Inc, a biotechnology company, has secured $125 million in Series C financing. The investors included Wellington Management Company LLC, Cormorant Asset Management, Aisling Capital, Boxer Capital of the Tavistock Group, EcoR1 Capital, Redmile Group, Samsara BioCapital and funds managed by Tekla Capital Management.

GV and Battery Ventures leads Series B round for StockX

Detroit-based StockX, a stock market for high-demand consumer goods, has secured $44 million in Series B funding. GV and Battery Ventures led the round.

Avvay grabs $1 mln seed

Nashville-based Avvay, which helps content creators find and book locations for their projects and events, has raised $1 million in seed funding. Zero G Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Matchstick Ventures, SpringTime Ventures and Service Provider Capital.

VC-backed Blend forms advisory board, ex-Treasury Secy Lew will serve as chair

Silicon Valley-based tech company Blend has formed an advisory board that will be chaired by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew. Also, the company has hired Marc Greenberg as its new head of finance. Blend's backers include Greylock Partners, Emergence Capital, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

VC-backed AEye hires Benchmark's Ramanthan as operations VP

Pleasanton, California-based AEye Inc, a developer of advanced vision hardware, software and algorithms for self-driving vehicles, has named Nate Ramanathan as vice president of operations. Previously, he was a senior executive at Benchmark. AEye's backers include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Airbus Ventures and Intel Capital.

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires ViraTherapeutics for $245 mln

Boehringer Ingelheim has acquired Austria-based ViraTherapeutics, a developer of virus-based immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer, for $245 million. ViraTherapeutics was a portfolio company of EMBL Ventures.

VC-backed Travecta taps Hicks as chief business officer

Travecta Therapeutics, an emerging biotech company, has appointed Douglas C. Hicks as chief business officer. Previously, Hicks worked at iBio Inc where he served as senior vice president of business development and strategy. Based in Philadelphia and Singapore, Travecta is backed by TKS1, a healthcare and life science-focused venture capital fund formed by the partnership between SPRIM Ventures and Tikehau Capital.

BreezoMeter inks $7.75 mln Series B

Israel-based BreezoMeter, a provider of hyperlocal air quality data and pollen information, has raised $7.75 million in Series B funding. Goldacre and Entrée Capital led the round.