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Entra Pharma Raises First Round

ExaGrid Raises $12 Million

CalciMedica Raising Series C Round

Sequoia Israel Raises Fourth Fund

SongKick.com Raises First Round

Pixim Raises $13 Million

Pixim Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of image sensors and processors for enterprise security cameras, has raised $13 million in new VC funding from return backers Mayfield Fund, Ridgewood Capital and Tallwood Venture Capital.

Overture Buys Ceterus Networks

Overture Networks Inc., a Morrisville, N.C.-based maker of high-speed networking equipment, has acquired Ceterus Networks, a Richardson, Texas-based provider of metro Ethernet transport solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Overture has raised around $45 million in VC funding, from firms like Lehman Brothers Venture Partners and Intersouth Partners. Ceterus had raised over $63 million from firms like Intel Capital, Aldus Equity, Sevin Rosen Funds and Velocity Interactive Group (fka ComVentures).

PLX Buying Oxford Semiconductor

PLX Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: PLXT) has agreed to acquire Oxford Semiconductor Inc., a Milpitas, Calif.-based provider of switch and bridge silicon. The deal is valued at nearly $30 million in PLX stock and promissory notes. Oxford Semiconductor has raised over $33 million in VC funding from firms like VantagePoint Venture Partners.

JackBe Adds $5 Million

JackBe Corp., a Chevy Chase, Md.-based provider of enterprise mashup software, has raised $5 million in fourth-round funding. Return backers include Harbert Venture Partners, Core Capital Partners, Blue Chip Venture Company, Intel Capital and Darby Technology Ventures.

Patersons HR Raises $30 Million

Patersons HR and Payroll Solutions, a Salisbury, UK-based provider of HR and payroll software and services, has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Rho Ventures. The company was founded in 1996, and had previously been funded by a group of individual angels.