Iris Dorbian

XL Innovate backs insurance startup Lemonade

New York-based peer-to-peer insurance carrier Lemonade has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was XL Innovate.

Vyome Biosciences picks up $14 mln

India-based Vyome Biosciences, which is focused on treating skin diseases caused by resistant microbes, has raised $14 million in Series C financing. Perceptive Advisors and Romulus Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Kalaari Capital, Sabre Partners and Aarin Capital.

Singlera Genomics nabs $20 mln Series A

La Jolla, California and Shanghai-based Singlera Genomics, a genetic testing company, has secured $20 million in Series A financing. The investors included Lilly Asia Ventures, Green Pine Capital Partners and CDBI Partners.

Logikcull scores $10 mln

San Francisco-based Logikcull, a provider of legal intelligence software, has raised $10 million in funding. OpenView led the round with participation from return backer Storm Ventures.

Smart thermostat company Ecobee racks up $35 mln

Ecobee Inc, a Toronto-based smart thermostat company, has raised $35 million in funding. The investors were Amazon Alexa Fund, Thomvest and Relay Ventures.

CellSavers raises $15 mln Series A

CellSavers, an on-demand mobile repair platform, has secured $15 million in Series A funding. Carmel Ventures led the round with participation from Sequoia Capital.

Dexter scores $2.3 mln seed

Dexter, an automation platform developer, has secured $2.3 million in seed funding, according to a blog post. Rakuten Ventures led the round with participation from Social Starts and Betawork.

Tekpea rakes in funding from FCP Innovacion's venture arm

Tekpea, a provider of disruptive technologies that connect communication and control protocols to the cloud, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was FCP Innovacion, the venture arm of South American utility company Empresas Públicas de Medellín. In addition to the funding, Felipe Zarate, a general partner at FCP Innovacion, has been added to Tekpea’s board of directors.

Heap inks $11 mln Series A

Heap, an analytics infrastructure company, has secured $11 million in Series A funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from other investors that included Menlo Ventures, SV Angel, Initialized Capital and Pejman Mar Ventures.

Arcadia Power snaps up $3.5 mln

Clean energy company Arcadia Power has raised $3.5 million in funding. BoxGroup and Wonder Ventures led the round.