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Women-focused cannabis wellness firm Kikoko inks $8 mln

Emeryville, California-based Kikoko, a cannabis wellness company for women, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. Bengal Capital led the round with participation from FlowKana.

Roadmap Capital backs Corsa Security

Ottawa, Ontario-based Corsa Security, a provider of scaling network security solutions, has secured C$11 million in funding. The backer was Roadmap Capital. The capital infusion will be used for expansion.

Ethos Capital to buy PIR from Internet Society

Ethos Capital has agreed to acquire Public Interest Registry, a manager and operator of the .ORG domain, from Internet Society. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to close during the first quarter of the next year. Goldman Sachs is serving as financial adviser to both the Internet Society and PIR while Macquarie Capital is doing likewise to Ethos Capital.

Habi rakes in $5.5 mln

Habi, a Bogotá, Columbia-based technology-driven real estate company, has raised $5.5 million in funding. The investors were Tiger Global Management, Homebrew, Zigg, Reshape Holdings, FJ Labs and Supernode Ventures.

Memfault picks up $2.5 mln

Memfault, a provider of cloud-based monitoring solutions for hardware devices, has raised $2.5 million in funding. Uncork Capital led the round with participation from S28 Capital and Y Combinator.

FanAI takes in $8 mln Series A

Santa Monica, California-based FanAI, a performance sponsorship data platform, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. Marubeni Corporation led the round with participation from Allectus Capital, CRCM Ventures, Courtside Ventures, GC Tracker Fund, M Ventures, Sterling VC and GFR Fund.

Roche to buy VC-backed biotech firm Promedior

Roche has agreed to acquire Lexington, Massachusetts-based Promedior, a biotech company. According to terms of the agreement, Roche will make an upfront cash payment of $390 million. Promedior's backers include Morgenthaler Ventures, HealthCare Ventures, Forbion, Easton Capital, Fibrotec Ventures and Polaris Partners.

Refundit pockets $9.8 mln

Refundit, a provider of mobile solutions that allows travelers to reclaim VAT refunds digitally, has secured $9.8 million in funding. Amadeus Ventures led the round.

Ulu Ventures targets $100 mln for third fund

Ulu Ventures is seeking to raise $100 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Palo Alto, California, the venture firm invests in enterprise cloud and smart data companies.

Glue Collaboration scores funding

Glue Collaboration, a Finnish virtual meetings platform, has raised 3.5 million euros in funding. Maki.vc led the round with participation from other investors that included Reaktor Innovations, Bragiel Brothers and Foobar Technologies.