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Shipwell picks up $35 mln Series B

Shipwell, a connected shipping platform, has raised $35 million in Series B funding, according to an announcement on its site. Georgian Partners led the round.

Weave nabs $70 mln Series D

Weave, a provider of customer communication solutions, has raised $70 million in Series D funding. Tiger Global Management led the round with participation from other investors that included Catalyst, Bessemer, Crosslink, Pelion and LeadEdge.

CRV leads Series C round for Aviatrix

Santa Clara, California-based Aviatrix, a provider of advanced networking and security services for the multi-cloud enterprise, has secured $40 million in Series C funding. CRV led the round with participation from Formation 8, Ignition Partners and Liberty Global Ventures.

British travel tech firm Duffel lands $30 mln Series B

UK travel tech company Duffel has secured $30 million in Series B funding. Index Ventures led the round with participation from Benchmark Capital and Blossom Capital.

Scratchpay inks $65 mln Series B

Los Angeles-based Scratchpay, a provider of payment plans for veterinary care, has secured $65 million in Series B funding. Companion Fund led the round with participation from TTV Capital, FJ Labs and Struck Capital.

Brunnur Ventures backs Laki Power

Iceland-based Laki Power, a provider of real-time surveillance for high-voltage powerline infrastructure, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. Brunnur Ventures led the round.

Sensely takes in $15 mln

London and San Francisco-based Sensely, a digital health and insuretech platform, has raised $15 million in funding. Aflac Corporate Ventures, the venture arm of Aflac Inc, led the round.

Revolution's Rise of the Rest unveils second $150 mln fund

Revolution's Rise of the Rest has launched a second $150 million fund. The investors include Jeff Bezos, Sara Blakely, Jim Breyer, Ray Dalio, John Doerr, Roger Ferguson, Dan Gilbert, Henry Kravis, the Koch family, Ted Leonsis, William M. Lewis, Jr., Adebayo “Bayo” Ogunlesi, David Rubenstein, Eric Schmidt, Megan Smith and Meg Whitman. The fund will invest in early- stage, high-growth companies across the country.

Insight Partners opens first international office in Tel Aviv

Insight Partners has more than $700 million invested in Israeli companies.

NEA promotes two

New Enterprise Associates Inc promoted Ed Mathers and Blake Wu.