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Robotics company Bossa Nova raises $17.5 mln round, but don't expect them to replace humans

Tech diversity needs to extend to institutional investors

Jurvetson steps down from DFJ

HUM Nutrition snags $5 mln Series A

Los Angeles-based HUM Nutrition, a producer of vitamins, supplements and powders, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The investors were CircleUp Growth Partners, Imaginary Ventures and Strand Equity Partners.

IPO Profiles: MondgoDB, CarGurus among the eight VC-backed IPOs in October

EnerTech Specialty Finance launched to tap PACE market

EnerTech Capital has partnered with Pivotal Funds to form EnerTech Specialty Finance, a specialty finance vehicle that will target opportunities in the U.S. property assessed clean energy (PACE) market. The legislation-enabled PACE program helps commercial real estate owners secure private funding for renewable energy, energy efficiency and water conservation projects. The EnerTech PACE offering, managed by Pivotal's Howard Steinberg and Jonathan Globerman, will support a range of these projects. EnerTech, which has offices in Calgary, Montréal, Toronto and the United States, invests in energy and power technology companies.

EcoMachine Ventures targets 10 mln pounds for inaugural fund

London-based EcoMachines Ventures is seeking to raise 10 million pounds for its maiden fund. EMV EIS Fund I will focus on companies in the energy, industrial high-tech, resource efficiency and transport sectors. The fund is expected to close in March 2018. Sapphire Capital Partners is managing the fund while Mainspring Nominees Limited is its custodian.

October’s Top 10s: Deal count drops as equity increases in healthcare, IT, security and cleantech

On the Bleeding Edge: LP disclosure concerns take root

Streamlined Ventures to raise $30 mln opportunity fund

Streamlined Ventures has set out to raise a $30 million opportunity fund, according to a filing with the SEC.