North America

Voyager inks $1.5 mln seed

Houston-based Voyager, a provider of software for the bulk commodity shipping market, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. ATX Venture Partners, Blue Bear Capital, GreenHawk Capital and Phaze Ventures led the round.

Oncorus scores $79.5 mln Series B

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Oncorus Inc, an oncolytic virus company, has raised $79.5 million in Series B financing. Cowen Healthcare Investments and Perceptive Advisors led the round.

PTO Exchange reels in $3 mln seed

PTO Exchange, a flexible benefits platform, has secured $3 million in seed funding. The backer was WestRiver Group.

Fearless Fund launches $5 mln venture fund

Fearless Fund has launched a $5 million venture fund. The fund invests in businesses owned by women of color. Arian Simone and Keshia Knight Pulliam are founding partners.

Novalis LifeSciences collects $85 mln for inaugural fund

Novalis LifeSciences, an investment and advisory firm for the life science industry, has raised $85 million for its debut fund. Novalis LifeSciences Investments I LP will invest in eight to 12 companies "commercializing breakthrough technologies in various segments of the life science industry."

Graybug Vision procures $80 mln Series C

Silicon Valley-based Graybug Vision Inc, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, has secured $80 million in Series C financing. CBC Group led the round with participation from other investors that included Deerfield Management, OrbiMed Advisors and Hatteras Venture Partners.

Craft Ventures leads seed round for Internal

San Francisco-based Internal, a no-code SaaS tool for deploying a company's internal console, has raised $5 million in seed funding. Craft Ventures led the round.

Outlier pulls in funding from Capital One Growth Ventures

Oakland, California-based Outlier, a provider of an automated business analysis platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The backer was Capital One Growth Ventures.

Homeis takes in $12 mln Series A

New York and Tel Aviv-based Homeis, a digital platform for immigrant communities around the world, has secured $12 million in Series A funding. Canaan and Spark Capital led the round.

VC-backed Samba TV buys Axwave

San Francisco-based Samba TV, a provider of global TV data and audience analytics, has acquired Axwave, a provider of media exposure measurements. No financial terms were disclosed. Samba TV's backers include Union Grove Venture Partners MDC Ventures, Disney, Liberty Global, Warner Media, A+E Networks, TGM and Draper Associates.