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Ali Partovi's Neo Fund raises $82.4 million for venture-capital fund

Ali Partovi's Neo Fund has raised $82.4 million for a maiden venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Bessemer eyes $1.6 bln for 10th multistage venture fund

645 Ventures gathers $40 mln for sophomore fund

New York-based 645 Ventures, an early-stage venture firm, has raised $40 million for its oversubscribed second fund. Fund II's limited partners include the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Princeton University’s endowment, Spelman College’s endowment, and Klingenstein Fields Wealth Advisors. The fund will invest in SaaS, infrastructure software and select consumer companies.

Sempre Health bags $8 mln Series A

Sempre Health, a provider of solutions for behavior-based healthcare pricing, has secured $8 million in Series A financing. Rethink Impact led the round with participation from other investors that included Social Capital.

KaNDy Therapeutics snags Series C funding

UK-based KaNDy Therapeutics, a clinical-stage women’s health company, has raised 25 million pounds in Series C financing. The investors were Longitude Capital, Advent Life Sciences, Fountain Healthcare Partners, Forbion Capital Partners and OrbiMed.

Nebula Genomics inks $4.3 mln seed

San Francisco and Boston-based Nebula Genomics, a human genome sequencing and health big data company, has secured $4.3 million in seed funding. The investors included Khosla Ventures, Arch Venture Partners, Fenbushi Capital, Mayfield, F-Prime Capital Partners, Great Point Ventures, Windham Venture Partners, Hemi Ventures, Mirae Asset, Hikma Ventures and Heartbeat Labs.

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Outset Medical procures $132 mln Series D

Silicon Valley-based Outset Medical, a medical tech company, has raised $132 million in Series D funding. Mubadala Investment Company led the round with participation from Baxter Ventures, the venture capital arm of Baxter International, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Partner Fund Management LP, Perceptive Advisors, funds advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. and Warburg Pincus.

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