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Gagarin Capital expands team with new appointment

Gagarin Capital, an AI-focused venture firm, has named Anastasia Shvetsova as a partner of external communications. Shvetsova is the founder and CEO of M&A PR Studio.

Osage Venture Partners targets $135 mln for fifth fund

Osage Venture Partners is seeking to raise $135 million for its fifth fund, according to an SEC filing. The Philadelphia-based venture firm invests in early-stage B2B software companies in the East Coast.

Track160 nabs $5 mln Series A

Tel Aviv- based Track160, an optical tracking based sports analytics company, has secured $5 million in Series A funding. ADvantage Sports Tech Fund led the round.

SimpleCitizen fetches $5.8 mln

Salt Lake City-based SimpleCitizen, a provider of digital immigration and visa solutions, has raised $5.8 million in financing. Kickstart Seed Fund led the round with participation from other investors that included Pelion Ventures, Peterson Venture Partners, TSVC, Y Combinator, AppleTree Capital, Kima Ventures, Comcast Ventures and Investo.

Women-focused cannabis wellness firm Kikoko inks $8 mln

Emeryville, California-based Kikoko, a cannabis wellness company for women, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. Bengal Capital led the round with participation from FlowKana.

Roadmap Capital backs Corsa Security

Ottawa, Ontario-based Corsa Security, a provider of scaling network security solutions, has secured C$11 million in funding. The backer was Roadmap Capital. The capital infusion will be used for expansion.

Ethos Capital to buy PIR from Internet Society

Ethos Capital has agreed to acquire Public Interest Registry, a manager and operator of the .ORG domain, from Internet Society. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to close during the first quarter of the next year. Goldman Sachs is serving as financial adviser to both the Internet Society and PIR while Macquarie Capital is doing likewise to Ethos Capital.

Habi rakes in $5.5 mln

Habi, a Bogotá, Columbia-based technology-driven real estate company, has raised $5.5 million in funding. The investors were Tiger Global Management, Homebrew, Zigg, Reshape Holdings, FJ Labs and Supernode Ventures.

Cerberus acquires Off Lease Only

Cerberus Capital Management has acquired Off Lease Only, a used car dealer. No financial terms were disclosed. Off Lease Only founders Mark and Eileen Fischer will maintain a 20 percent ownership stake in Off Lease Only moving forward.

Memfault picks up $2.5 mln

Memfault, a provider of cloud-based monitoring solutions for hardware devices, has raised $2.5 million in funding. Uncork Capital led the round with participation from S28 Capital and Y Combinator.