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Tiny Speck Raises $5 Million

Selecta Biosciences Raises $15 Million

Selecta Biosciences Inc., a Watertown, Mass.-based biopharma company focused on the development of immunomodulatory nanoparticles, has raised $15 million in Series C funding. OrbiMed Advisors led the round, and was joined by return backers Polaris Venture Partners, Flagship Ventures, NanoDimension and Leukon Investments. The company previously raised $17.4 million.

Google Buys VC-Backed Episodic

Altheos Raises $20 Million Series A Round

Altheos Inc., a South San Francisco-based developer of small molecule drugs for unmet medical needs, has raised $20 million in Series A funding. Bay City Capital led the round, and was joined by Novo AS, Canaan Partners, Life Science Angels and Atheneos Capital. The company is initially focusing on compounds for glaucoma.

L2C Raises Series A Round

L2C Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of consumer risk evaluation and identification solutions, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. The round was co-led by QED Investors and McGovern Enterprises.

LearnVest Raises $4.5 Million

LearnVest Inc., operator of a personal finance website for women, has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding. Accel Partners led the round, and was joined by seed backers Richmond Management, Rose Tech Ventures and members of Circle Financial Group.

Sakti3 Raises $7 Million

Sakti3 Inc., an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based developer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised $7 million in Series B funding. Beringea was joined on the deal by return backer Khosla Ventures.

Qlik Technologies Files for $100 Million IPO

Beceem Communications Files for $100 Million IPO

Solyndra's Pre-IPO Survival In Doubt