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Redwood City, California-based Naked Labs Inc, provider of a 3D-body scanner for use in the home, announced it has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Founders Fund. Also in the round are New Enterprise Associates, Lumia Capital, Venture 51, Seabed VC and others. The company, founded in 2014, also said it received personal investment from Founders Fund Partner Cyan Banister, who is on the Naked Labs board.

Malaysia-based Carsome, a used car platform, has secured $19 million in Series B funding. Burda Principal Investments led the round with participation from return backers Gobi Partners, InnoVen Capital and Lumia Capital.

Anomali said Jan. 17 that it raised $40 million in a Series D round led by Lumia Capital. Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), Telstra and Sozo Ventures also participated in the round along with returning investors GV, General Catalyst, IVP and Paladin Capital Group. Anomali, of Redwood City, California, provides threat management and collaboration software.

Peter Weed has joined San Francisco-based venture firm Lumia Capital as a general partner and head of its new "global success" platform. Previously, Weed co-founded and co-led McKinsey's global fast growth tech practice.

Berkeley, California-based LeadGenius, a marketing and sales platform for B2B companies, has raised $10 million in Series B financing. Lumia Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Javelin Venture Partners, Sierra Ventures, Better Ventures, Bee Partners, Y Combinator, Kapor Capital, Initialized Capital, Fuel Capital, Scrum Ventures and FundersClub. In conjunction with the funding, Martin Gedalin of Lumia Capital has been added to the LeadGenius board of directors while Noah Doyle of Javelin Venture Partners has become a board observer.

Hired, a jobs marketplace for techies, raised $40 million in Series C funding, the company said in a statement https://medium.com/@Mehul_Patel/why-i-believe-hired-is-one-of-the-most-important-startups-of-the-next-decade-9ce99c3d5916#.hfhavuyo4 Lumia Capital led the round, which brings the startup’s funding to over $70 million. Hired was previously known as DeveloperAuction.

Madison, Wisconsin-based EatStreet, an online and mobile food ordering company, has secured $15 million in Series C funding. The lead investors were 4490 Ventures and Lumia Capital. Also, GCI Capital, MATH Venture Partners and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board participated in the round.

Telly said Thursday that it has closed $8 million in Series B funding. The investors were Cinemagic, Lumia Capital, Azure Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Felicis Ventures and Georges Harik. Also, the company has acquired Sha-Sha Entertainment, a Middle East entertainment provider. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Francisco, Telly is a social video site.

Crush Dynamics, a Summerland, British Columbia-based agriculture technology startup, has raised C$3.6 million in seed 2 financing.

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Darren Bechtel, founder and managing director of Brick & Mortar Ventures, gets at least one call a week from other VCs, who are wanting to co-invest in early-stage construction startups or are looking for a pipeline of such deals to invest in the later rounds.