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Discera Raises Fourth Round

Icera Semi Raises $70 Million

Icera Inc., a Bristol, UK-based maker of chips for mobile broadband phones and data devices, has raised $60 million Series BB funding. Return backers include 3i Group, Accel Partners, Atlas Venture, Balderton Capital and Amadeus Capital Partners. The company also has secured $10 million in debt financing from ETV Capital SA and MMV Financial Inc. Prior to this round, Icera had raised over $100 million. peHUB had first reported on this round last month.

BioStable Raises $5.5 Million

BioStable Science & Engineering Inc., an Austin, Texas-based developer of cardiovascular implants, has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding from Santé Ventures.

NetShelter Raises $11.1 Million

NetShelter Technology Media, a Toronto-based provider of vertical media networks, has raised US$11.1 million in Series A funding. Backers include Rho Canada, GrowthWorksTM Canadian Fund and JLA Ventures.

Epocrates Cancels IPO

Aegerion Pharma Cancels Another IPO

Semrus BioSciences Raises $8 Million

Semprus BioSciences Corp., a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of functional surfaces to prevent medical device complications, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. 5AM Ventures and Panagea Ventures co-led the round.

Washington Post's Don Graham Joins Facebook Board

DFJ Dragon Raising Second Fund

i/o Data Centers Raises $56 Million

i/o Data Centers, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based data center services company, has raised $56 million in growth equity funding led by Sterling Partners.