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Foley & Lardner Raises $2.6M Second Venture Fund

Foley & Lardner LLP said it raised $2.6 million for Foley Ventures Fund II, a venture capital fund that invests in or with its clients. The law firm has now raised $6.6 million between its first and second funds and invested in 32 clients.

HipLogiq Raises $5M Of Series A Funding

HipLogiq said it raised $5 million in Series A deal with the majority of capital coming from Hadron Global Partners, a division of Carriage House Partners and RLB Holdings.

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Matrix Raises $450M Fund X

Matrix Partners said its raised a $450 million 10th fund with a focus on early stage technology investing. The Boston-based firm with offices in Silicon Valley, China and India said the fund is its third consecutive $450 million fund.

LiquidSpace Raises $1.3M From Steelcase, CBRE Group

LiquidSpace said it raised $1.3 million as a follow-on to a $6 million Series B round completed earlier this year. The funding comes from two new strategic investors, Steelcase and CBRE Group, Inc. In January the company raised $6 million in a deal led by The GPT Group and joined by Shasta Ventures, Floodgate Fund and Greylock Capital. Total funding is now $12.385 million.

PerspecSys Raises $12M From Paladin, Ascent, Intel and Others

PerspecSys Inc., which provides cloud data protection solutions for enterprises, has raised US$12 million in a Series B financing round co-led by Paladin Capital Group and Ascent Venture Partners, and joined by existing investor Intel Capital and other institutional investors. The company has raised more than US$20 million. PerspecSys, which has offices in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, first received start-up financing in 2007 from Canadian venture capital firm GrowthWorks.

Allegis To Raise Special Opportunities Fund

Allegis Capital has begun raising a special opportunities fund, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm did not offer a target size for Allegis Special Opportunities Fund or list which partners will be associated with it. The fund has not yet had a closing, the document states.

EFuneral Raises $250K From JumpStart

eFuneral said it raised $250,000 from nonprofit venture outfit JumpStart Inc. The eFuneral's website lets consumers compare funeral home prices and reviews.

HealthTap Raises $24M From Khosla Ventures, Mayfield, Mohr

HealthTap said it raised $24 million of Series B financing in a deal led by Khosla Ventures and joined by existing investors Mayfield Fund and Mohr Davidow Ventures. Keith Rabois will join HealthTap's board, and Vinod Khosla will join the board as an advisor.

Ken Norton Joins Google's Startup Lab

Google Ventures has added Ken Norton as a partner at its Startup Lab. Norton announced the news on Twitter. The new hire also was noted on The Next Web. Norton was a group product manager at parent company Google.