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Online wedding registry Zola picks up $10 mlnZola, an online wedding registry for millennials, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Canvas Ventures led the round with participation from Thrive Capital, BBG Ventures, Female Founders Fund and Forerunner Ventures.
- Amplyx racks up $40.5 mln in RiverVest-led Series B round
San Diego-based Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, which is developing antifungal agents that treat life-threatening fungal infections, has raised $40.5 million in Series B funding. RiverVest Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included New Enterprise Associates and BioMed Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Dr. Niall O'Donnell, managing director at RiverVest Venture Partners and Ed Mathers, a partner at New Enterprise Associates, were added to Amplyx's board of directors.
- New Enterprise Associates leads $35 mln round for NightstaRx
NightstaRx Ltd said Monday it raised $35 million in a Series B round led by New Enterprise Associates. Syncona, an independent subsidiary of the Wellcome Trust, also contributed to the round. London-based NightstaRx is a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing gene therapies for inherited retinal dystrophies.
Fund performance: Early-stage strategy brings mixed results to CalSTRSPond Venture Partners notches big gain in the mid-decade portfolio of the state pension fund
- Madrona Venture Labs hires Fridgen to lead team
Seattle startup studio Madrona Venture Labs has named Mike Fridgen to lead its team. Fridge is a former general manager of eBay‘s Seattle office.
- VC-backed SCI Solutions buys Clarity Health
SCI Solutions has acquired Seattle-based Clarity Health, a software-as-a-service solution provider that delivers insurance authorization and referral management services to health systems and independent providers. No financial terms were disclosed. SCI is backed by Columbia Pacific Advisors, ORIX Ventures, The Wicks Group and New Enterprise Associates.
PE HUB First ReadFirst Read starts the morning with news Activision Blizzard will buy Candy Crush maker King Digital for about $5.9 bln, Standard Chartered plans on cutting 15,000 jobs by 2018 and Amazon plans to open a brick and mortar bookstore in Seattle.