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Robert Bosch Venture Capital leads $32m second round for open-source company Arduino

Arduino plans to expand its portfolio of hardware, software, connectivity and developer tools.

Insurance start-up Branch grows into unicorn

The round was led by Weatherford Capital, with participation from Greycroft and others.

LibLab rakes in $42m in Series A led by Insight Partners

Series A funding brings the Dallas company’s total funding to date to $50 million.

Menlo Ventures leads $15m first round for Finch

Finch will use the funding to widen its coverage in the employment systems connectivity space.

Defense tech company Shield AI closes $165m round led by Snowpoint Ventures

The funding round increases Shield AI's valuation up to $2.3bn

RET Ventures appoints new senior advisor and CFO

Forner UDR president Jerry Davis joins RET Ventures following the launch of its Housing Impact Fund.

Data security company Immuta locks up $100m

Immuta, which provides a cloud-based platform for enterprises to secure their data, announced a $100m series E funding round led by NightDragon. The round valued the company at more than $1 billion, according to a report by DealStreetAsia.

Friday Letter: SEC is right to tighten up on ESG claims

The SEC’s proposals to require a kind of 'truth in advertising' around ESG funds are a good first step.