North America

PegEx scores $8 mln

PegEx Inc, a provider of hazardous waste removal and disposal solutions, has raised $8 million in funding. Plymouth Growth Partners led the round with participation from Capital Midwest Fund and WISC Partners.

RunSafe Security procures $2.4 mln seed

McLean, Virginia-based RunSafe Security, a provider of a patented cyberhardening process for vulnerable embedded systems and devices across critical infrastructure, has raised $2.4 million in seed funding. The lead investor was Alsop Louie Partner.

Future Fund leads Series C round for Parsable

San Francisco-based Parsable, a provider of a connected worker platform, has secured $40 million in Series C funding. Future Fund led the round.

BDS Analytics attracts $750K from CanopyVentures

Boulder, Colorado-based BDS Analytics, a provider of insights and consumer research for the cannabis industry, has secured $750,000 in funding. The investor was CanopyVentures. UPDATE: According to another news release, this funding was part of a larger round in which BDS Analytics raised $3.5 million in Series B funding. CanopyVentures and Altitude Investment Management were the lead investors.

Broadway Angels invests in Chronicled

San Francisco-based Chronicled Inc, a technology company leveraging blockchain and IoT, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Broadway Angels.

Student Loan Genius rakes in $3.5 mln

Student Loan Genius, an Austin-based student loan benefits provider, has secured $3.5 million in funding. Vestigo Ventures led the round with participation from CMFG Ventures, Prudential Financial and Rubicon Venture Capital.

Plastiq nets $27 mln

San Francisco-based Plastiq, a payment solutions provider, has raised $27 million in financing. The investors included Atlas Venture, Khosla Ventures and Top Tier Capital Partners.

Imagination Park appoints ThreeD Capital chairman/CEO to board of advisors

Vancouver, British Columbia and Universal City, California-based Imagination Park Entertainment Inc, a digital content production company, has named Sheldon Inwentash to its board of advisors. Inwentash is chairman and CEO of Toronto-based ThreeD Capital Inc, a venture firm focused on the junior resource, blockchain and artificial intelligence sectors.

EIP Pharma fetches $20.5 mln Series B

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based EIP Pharma, a therapeutics company focused on CNS diseases, has closed $20.5 million in Series B financing. The lead investor was Access Industries.

CareTaker Medical pulls in $3.4 mln

Charlottesville, Virginia-based CareTaker Medical, a wireless medical device firm, has secured $3.4 million in funding. The investors included IrishAngels and KOFA Healthcare.