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Kover.ai fetches $1.5 mln seed

San Francisco-based Kover.ai, an insurance startup, has secured $1.5 million in seed funding. West Loop Venture led the round with participation from Afore Capital and Techstars Ventures.

Volterra nabs over $50 mln

Santa Clara, California-based ​Volterra​, a newly launched provider of distributed cloud services, has raised over $50 million in funding. The investors include Khosla Ventures, Mayfield. M12, Itochu Technology Ventures and Samsung NEXT.

Boulevard inks $11 mln Series A

Los Angeles-based Boulevard, a platform-as-a-service provider for beauty service brands, has raised $11 million in Series A funding. Index Ventures led the round with participation from Bonfire Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, BoxGroup and Luma Launch.

RenoRun scores Series A

Montreal-based RenoRun, a technology-enabled construction material delivery service company, has secured C$22.5 million in Series A funding. Inovia Capital and Obvious Ventures led the round with participation from ScaleUp Ventures, Real Ventures, Maple VC and Silicon Valley Bank. The capital infusion will be used to scale RenoRun's business in each of the cities that the company operates as well as for personnel hiring.

Centrical snags $13 mln

New York and Israel-based Centrical, a provider of employee engagement and performance management solutions, has raised $13 million in funding. Aleph and Jerusalem Venture Partners led the round.

Inkbit lands $12 mln

Medford, Massachusetts-based Inkbit, a 3D printing company, has secured $12 million in financing. Stratasys and DSM Venturing, the venture capital arm of Royal DSM, led the round.

PathAI grabs $75 mln Series B

Boston-based PathAI, a provider of AI-powered research tools and services for pathology, has raised $75 million in Series B funding. The investors include Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Healthify picks up $16 mln Series B

New York City-based Healthify, a healthcare company, has raised $16 million in Series B financing. The investors included SV Health Investors and BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners.

Brazilian venture firm Monashees targets $280 mln for ninth fund

Brazilian venture firm Monashees is seeking to raise $280 million for its ninth fund, according to an SEC filing. A year ago, as previously reported by PE HUB, the firm closed its eighth fund at $150 million.

VC-backed Namely recruits Roy as chief people officer

New York City-based Namely has named Amy Roy as chief people officer.