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SoftBank backs Meditation.live

Miami Beach-based Meditation.live, a platform that provides enterprise and consumer wellness, has secured $3 million in funding. The backer was SoftBank Capital NY.

VC-backed fitness startup Peloton Interactive targets $1.33 bln IPO: Reuters

New York-based Peloton Interactive, a fitness startup, is seeking to raise up to $1.33 billion for its IPO, reported Reuters. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BOfA Merrill Lynch and Barclays are among the underwriters for the IPO. Peloton's backers include TCV, Felix Capital, Tiger Global, Kleiner Perkins, Wellington Management and NBCUniversal, according to Crunchbase.

WaveOptics lands $13 mln Series C

WaveOptics, a maker of waveguide displays, has raised an additional $13 million in Series C funding, raising the total tally to $39 million. The investors were Goertek and Hostplus.

Flatfile attracts $2 mln

Denver-based Flatfile, which aims "to remove barriers between humans and data," has secured $2 million in funding, according to a blog post on its site. The lead investor was Afore.

Neighborhood Goods takes in $11 mln Series A

Dallas-based retailer Neighborhood Goods has secured $11 million in Series A funding. Global Founders Capital led the round.

SVB provides venture debt to Parity

Parity Inc has secured C$1.25 million in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank. Parity is a Canadian protech company using artificial intelligence to eliminate energy waste in multi-residential buildings. Recently, Parity closed a Series A investment with ArcTern Ventures, a North American cleantech venture fund.

Relentless Venture Fund invests in Snapclarity

The Relentless Venture Fund has made an investment in Ottawa-based Snapclarity Inc, a mental well-being and healthcare platform. No financial terms were disclosed. In addition to the funding, Brenda Irwin will be joining Snapclarity's board of directors.

Octopus Ventures leads $5.5 mln round for vHive

vHive, a provider of software solutions that enables enterprises to deploy autonomous drone hives to digitize their field assets and operations, has secured $5.5 million in funding. Octopus Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included StageOne Ventures. In addition to the funding, Zoe Chambers of Octopus Ventures has joined the vHive's board of directors.

Data science platform Explorium nabs $19 mln

San Francisco and Tel Aviv-based Explorium, a data science platform, has secured $19 million in funding. The investors included Emerge, F2 Capital and Zeev Ventures.

Redefine Meat rakes in $6 mln seed

Redefine Meat, a creator of animal-free meat using proprietary industrial 3D printers, has raised $6 million in seed funding. CPT Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Hanaco Ventures and The PHW Group.