Iris Dorbian

Labelbox picks up $10 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Labelbox, a collaborative training data platform for machine learning applications, has raised $10 million Series A funding, according to a blog post on its site. Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, led the round with participation from return backers Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital and Sumon Sadhu.

Rental platform Avail fetches $2.5 mln

Avail, a rental platform for landlords and their tenants, has secured $2.5 million in funding. Cultivation Capital led the round.

Apana procures $11 mln Series B

Apana, a provider of an intelligent water management platform, has raised $11 million in Series B funding. Kurita Water Industries Ltd led the round with participation from other investors that included Cowles Company, E8 Fund and Urban Innovation Fund.

Jebbit locks in $12 mln Series B

Boston-based Jebbit, a declared data platform, has secured $12 million in Series B financing round. K1 Investment Management led the round with participation from Manifest and Yard Ventures.

Data tools provider Unifi Software lands $17 mln Series C

San Mateo, California-based Unifi Software, a provider of data tools, has raised $17 million in Series C funding. Blue Cloud Ventures led the round. In addition to the funding, Blue Cloud Ventures’ Founder and Managing Partner Rami Rahal has joined the Unifi board.

TPG Growth leads $70 mln round for Expanse

San Francisco-based Expanse, an internet information technology operations management platform, has raised $70 million in Series C funding. TPG Growth led the round.

Venrock leads Series B round for Make School

San Francisco-based Make School, a college offering degree programs developed in partnership with tech companies, has secured $15 million in Series B funding. Venrock led the round.

Noveome Biotherapeutics nabs $15 mln Series D

Pittsburgh-based Noveome Biotherapeutics Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has secured $15 million in Series D financing. The company's investors included U.S. Department of Defense and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Allegheny County.

Travel activities and services booking platform Klook racks up $225 mln

Klook, a travel activities and services booking platform, has secured $225 million in Series D+ funding. The SoftBank Vision Fund led the round with participation from return backers including Sequoia China, Matrix Partners, TCV and OurCrowd.

Data stream network operator PubNub scores $23 mln Series D

San Francisco-based PubNub, a data stream network operator, has secured $23 million in Series D funding. The company's investors include Relay Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In addition to the funding, Jai Das, president and managing director of Sapphire Ventures, joins PubNub's board of directors.