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Searchlight takes in $2.5 mln seed

San Francisco-based Searchlight, a human resources software platform, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding, according to a blog post. Accel led the round with participation from other investors that included Founders Fund, Y Combinator and Soma Capital.

MontyCloud procures $2.85 mln seed

Seattle and India-based MontyCloud, a provider of an intelligent multicloud management platform, has secured $2.85 million in seed funding. Madrona Venture Group led the round.

Popmenu inks $4.5 mln Series A

Atlanta-based Popmenu, a provider of guest engagement software for restaurants, has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding. Base10 Partners' Rexhi Dollaku led the round with participation from Felicis Ventures' Niki Pezeshki.

Biotech firm Heartseed lands about $26 mln Series B

Tokyo-based Heartseed Inc, a biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for the treatment of heart failure, has raised about $26 million in Series B funding. The investors were SBI Investment, JMDC, Gene Techno Science, Nissay Capital, SMBC Capital and Astellas Venture Management LLC.

Group14 Technologies nabs $18 mln

Woodinville, Washington-based Group14 Technologies, a provider of lithium-ion battery materials, has secured $18 million in financing. The investors were Amperex Technologies Limited, Showa Denko, Cabot Corporation, BASF Venture Capital and OVP Venture Partners.

ColdQuanta picks up $10 mln

Boulder, Colorado-based ColdQuanta Inc, a quantum atomics company, has secured $10 million in funding. The backers were Maverick Ventures and Global Frontier Investments.

Cloudsnap reels in $1.8 mln

Austin-based Cloudsnap, an integration startup that connects web apps, has secured $1.8 million in funding. Active Capital and Mercury Fund led the round.

Sopris Capital backs Analytical Wizards

New Jersey-based Analytical Wizards, a healthcare analytics firm, has secured Series A funding from Sopris Capital. No financial terms were disclosed.

Rightway Healthcare rallies $20 mln Series B

Rightway Healthcare, a New York-based enterprise healthcare platform, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Thrive Capital led the round.

Juniper Square amasses $75 mln Series C

San Francisco and Austin-based Juniper Square, a real estate tech firm, has raised $75 million in Series C funding. Redpoint Ventures led the round with participation from Ribbit Capital, Felicis Ventures and Zigg Capital.