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Workplace management platform Eden appoints vice chairman

San Francisco-based Eden, a workplace management platform, has named Brian Snow as vice chairman. Currently, Snow serves as managing general partner of Impala Ventures. Eden's backers include Fifth Wall Ventures, S28 Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator Continuity, ENIAC Ventures, Maven Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and Liquid2 Ventures.

VC-backed Thrive Earlier Detection adds new SVP to team

Cambridge, Massachusetts and Baltimore-based Thrive Earlier Detection Corp, a healthcare company focused on incorporating earlier cancer detection into routine medical care, has named Seema Singh Bhan as senior vice president, public policy and external affairs. She is the former vice president, head of public policy for Foundation Medicine. Thrive Earlier Detection's backers include Third Rock Ventures, Section 32, Casdin Capital, Biomatics Capital, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, The Invus Group and Exact Sciences.

Palantir Tech seeks $26 bln valuation with new funding round: Financial Times

Palantir Technologies is seeking funding from private investors that values the data company company founded by Peter Thiel at $26 billion, the Financial Times reported. Palantir has pushed off plans for an IPO, which is now expected in two to three years, the story said.

Vedanta Biosciences raises $16.6 mln

Vedanta Biosciences said Sept. 23 that it raised $16.6 million in Series C-2 financing. Participants include QUAD Investment Management, SV Investment Corp, Shinhan Investment-Private Equity, Shinhan Capital-Yeollim Partners, Partners Investment Co Ltd, FC Capital, and SymBiosis LLC, who joined the previously announced Series C investors, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rock Springs Capital, JSR Corp, Shumway Capital, Invesco Asset Management, Health for Life (Seventure Partners), and founder PureTech Health. Vedanta is developing therapies for immune-mediated diseases based on rationally-defined consortia of human microbiome-derived bacteria.

Matchstick Ventures collects over $30.4 mln for sophomore fund

Matchstick Ventures has raised over $30.4 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Matchstick is an early-stage tech venture firm.

HP buys security startup Bromium

HP Inc has acquired California-based Bromium, a security startup. No financial terms were disclosed. Bromium's backers included Silver Lake Waterman, Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Meritech Capital Partners.

Healthcare social network Voro attracts $2.5 mln seed

New York City-based Voro, a healthcare social network, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding. Floodgate led the round.

Jorsek pockets $2.7 mln

Rochester, New York and Poland-based Jorsek, a provider of knowledge management software for the technical documentation market, has raised $2.7 million in funding. Armory Square Ventures led the round with participation from Greycroft and Drake Ventures.

Cognitive data platform Red Sift procures $8.8 mln

London-based Red Sift, a cognitive data platform, has raised $8.8 million in funding. MMC Ventures led the round with participation from In-Q-Tel, Inc, White Star Capital and Oxford Capital.

Built Robotics nets $33 mln Series B

San Francisco-based Built Robotics, which develops AI guidance systems to transform heavy equipment into autonomous robots, has secured $33 million in Series B funding. Next47, a venture fund backed by Siemens, led the round.