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Index Ventures Names Kevin Johnson A Partner in its Life Sciences Team

Index Ventures said Kevin Johnson expanded his relationship with the firm. He was named a partner in the life sciences team and will focus on seeking new assets in the biologics area. He served as a venture advisor since 2004.

Recurve Names Andy Leventhal Chief Executive

Recurve named Andy Leventhal its chief executive officer. Leventhal is a 25-year software entrepreneur, who has e worked at EMC, Imperva, Red Hat and VeriSign. He replaces Pratap Mukherjee, who plans to pursue other opportunities.Recurve is a San Francisco-based provider of software and services for the home performance industry is backed by Lowe’s Cos., RockPort Capital Partners and Shasta Ventures.

CallMiner Raises $4 Million From Inflexion Partners, Intersouth Partners and Sigma Partners

CallMiner Inc. secured $4 million through a Series C financing. The funding came from Inflexion Partners, Intersouth Partners and Sigma Partners. CallMiner is a Fort Myers, Fla.-based provider of enterprise speech analytics. It plans to use proceeds towards its expansion.

GI Dynamics Signs Distribution Pact For Its Gastrointestinal Liner In the UK

GI Dynamics signs agreement for Elemental Healthcare to distribute its EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. GI Dynamics is a Lexington, Mass.-based company that develops endoscopic treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity. It is backed by Advanced Technology Ventures, Catalyst Health Ventures, Cutlass Capital, Domain Associates, Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., Medtronic Inc., and Polaris Venture Partners.

Copiun Inc. Gets $1.9 Million in Series A Financing

Copiun Inc., a Marlboro, Mass.-based provider of corporate endpoint data management solutions, secured $1.9 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Hub Angels and RRE Ventures. They were joined by Beacon Angels, Launch Capital and Launchpad Venture Group.

Aquiline Capital Partners Invests $225 Million investment In CRT Capital Group

Aquiline Capital Partners LLC made a $225 million investment in Stamford, Conn.-based CRT Capital Group, which is an institutional broker-dealer. The investment includes funds from CRT’s management.

University of Mich.’s Frankel Fund Provides Seed Investment To Ambiq Micro

University of Michigan’s Frankel Commercialization Fund provided an initial investment to Ambiq Micro, which is developing microcontroller. The amount invested was not disclosed. Frankel Commercialization Fund is a student-led pre-seed investment vehicle. Ambiq Micro won a $250,000 prize in July from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Cisco’s co-sponsored Global Business Plan Competition for university and business school students.

Celator Pharmaceuticals Secures $20Mmillion in Series D Funding Round

Celator Pharmaceuticals raised $20 million in a Series D private equity financing. The Princeton, N.J.-based cancer treatment developer plans to use proceeds to complete clinical trials and other efforts to advance its CPX-351 liposome injection as a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. The latest funding round was led by a new investor, Thomas, McNerney & Partners. Previous investors (BDC Venture Capital, Domain Associates, GrowthWorks Capital, Quaker BioVentures, TL Ventures and Ventures West Capital) also participated.

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MapMyFITNESS Secures $5 Million in Series A Funding

MapMyFITNESS, a Denver, Colo.-based company that offers online and mobile fitness tracking applications, raised $5 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by Austin Ventures.