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- Pillar raises nearly $85 mln for second fund
Boston-based venture firm Pillar, which invests in companies focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence to solve business problems, has raised $84.875 million for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756961/000175696119000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml The firm raised the commitments from 65 investors, the filing said. The firm's partners include Jamie Goldstein, Sarah Hodges and Russ Wilcox.

- Hometap snags $12 mln Series A
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Hometap, a data-driven, home equity investment platform, has secured $12 million in Series A funding. The lead investor was G20 Ventures. Other investors that participated in the round were General Catalyst, American Family Ventures and Pillar.
- Blockchain payments platform Algorand reels in $4 mln seed
Algorand, a blockchain payments platform, has secured $4 million in seed funding. The investors were Pillar and Union Square Ventures.
- Andreessen Horowitz leads seed round for Asimov
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Asimov, a genetic circuits startup, has raised $4.7 million in seed funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Data Collective, Pillar and AME Cloud Ventures.
- Talla takes in $8.3 mln Series A
Boston-based Talla, a provider of intelligent conversational service desks, has secured $8.3 million in Series A funding. Glasswing Ventures led the round with participation from PJC, Avalon, Pillar and Launch.

