North America

Cynora procures $25 mln Series C

Germany-based Cynora, an OLED materials company, has secured $25 million in Series C financing. The investors included SRF Partners Group LLC, DBOLED LLC, SBI Cross-Border Advantage Fund, MIG Funds and Wecken & Cie.

WekaIO locks in $31.7 mln Series C

WekaIO, a provider of file storage for data-intensive applications, has secured $31.7 million in Series C funding. The investors included Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Mellanox Technologies, NVIDIA, Seagate, Western Digital Capital and Qualcomm.

Collider Ventures gathers over $7.2 mln for $50 mln-targeted fund

Collider Ventures has raised over $7.2 million for its inaugural fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $50 million. Collider is an early-stage blockchain and crypto-focused venture firm.

Respond Software inks $20 mln Series B

Silicon Valley-based Respond Software, a provider of robotic decision automation software for security operations, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. ClearSky Security led the round. In addition to the funding, Jay Leek, managing director for ClearSky Security and former CISO of Blackstone, will join Respond Software's board of directors.

Tempo Automation fetches $45 mln Series C

San Francisco-based Tempo Automation, a manufacturer for prototyping and low-volume production of printed circuit board assemblies, has raised $45 million in Series C funding. Point72 Ventures led the round with participation from other backers that included Lockheed Martin, Lux Capital, Uncork Capital, Cendana and Golden Seeds.

Trumid snags about $60 mln

New York City-based Trumid, an electronic trading platform for corporate bonds, has raised about $60 million in funding. The investors were Hillhouse Capital, SGX and Arbor Ventures.

86 Repairs grabs $1.5 mln

86 Repairs, a subscription service that manages repairs and maintenance for restaurant groups, has secured $1.5 million funding. Tamarind Hill led the round with participation from other investors that included Detroit Ventures, Relish Works, Network Ventures, MATH Venture Partners and M25.

Icometrix rakes in $18 mln

Icometrix, a provider of brain imaging artificial intelligence solutions, has raised $18 million in funding. Forestay Capital led the round with participation from Optum Ventures and return backer Capricorn Venture Partners.

Aleph Farms nabs $12 mln Series A

Israeli meat startup Aleph Farms Ltd has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The investors included VisVires New Protein , Cargill Protein, Strauss Group, Peregrine Ventures, CPT Capital, Jesselson investments, New Crop Capital and Technion Investment Opportunity Fund.

Riverwood Capital leads $123 mln for Nextdoor

San Francisco-based Nextdoor Inc, a social network for the neighborhood, has secured $123 million in funding. Riverwood Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Benchmark, Tiger Global Management and Kleiner Perkins. In conjunction with the funding, Chris Varelas, co-founder and managing partner of Riverwood Capital, will join Nextdoor's board of directors.