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All-natural condiment producer Sir Kensington's has closed $8.5 million in Series A funding. Verlinvest led the round. In addition to the funding, Chris Burggraeve, former Global CMO of AB InBev, has been added to Sir Kensington's board.

Brandtone has closed its third round of funding from Syngenta Ventures and further investment from Unilever Ventures and Verlinvest. Brandtone is a micro-multinational company headquartered in Dublin that delivers mobile marketing campaigns for global brands in the developing and emerging markets.

Sambazon, a San Clemente, Calif.-based provider of acai beverages, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding led by Belgium-based Verlinvest.

Macro challenges are prompting different value-creation priorities to come to the fore, but the underlying fundamentals of the asset class remain intact.

Planet First Partners, a London growth investor that focuses on partnering with "disruptive entrepreneurs to scale tech-enabled businesses," has closed its debut fund on €450 million, surpassing its initial target of €350 million.

Revea, a precision skincare company, has secured $6 million in seed funding.

BC Partners has agreed to invest in Valtech, a creator of digital solutions for brands.

VMG Partners has acquired snack brand Popchips. No financial terms were disclosed. The acquisition is the first of VMG's new branded snacking platform Velocity Snack Brands. The platform will acquire, incubate and grow a portfolio of snack brands.

BYJU'S has acquired Osmo for $120 million. Based in Palo Alto, California, Osmo is a provider of digital games for children. BYJU'S is backed by Naspers, CPPIB, General Atlantic, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Tencent, Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Verlinvest, IFC, Aarin Capital, Times Internet and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

India-based BYJU, a K-12 learning app, has secured $540 million in funding. The lead investors were Naspers and Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. To date, BYJU's investor base includes General Atlantic, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Tencent, Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Verlinvest, IFC, Aarin Capital, Times Internet and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

India-based The Moms Co, a mom and baby care consumer goods startup, has secured $1 million in Series A funding. DSG Consumer Partners and Saama Capital led the round.