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Tesorio inks $10 mln Series A

Burlingame, California-based Tesorio, a cash flow performance platform, has raised $10 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post on its site. Madrona Venture Group led the round with participation from other investors that included First Round Capital, Floodgate, Y Combinator, Fathom Capital and Fuel Capital.

Bestmile picks up $16.5 mln Series B

San Francisco and Switzerland-based Bestmile, a fleet orchestration platform, has raised $16.5 million in Series B funding. Blue Lagoon Capital and TransLink Capital led the round.

Rainfall Ventures targets $10 mln for initial fund

Rainfall Ventures is seeking to raise $10 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in New York and Los Angeles, Rainfall is the rebrand of Vaizra Investments, operating since 2011.

Business intelligence platform ThoughtSpot amasses $248 mln

Sunnyvale, California-based ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence platform, has secured $248 million in funding. The investors were Silver Lake Waterman, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures and Geodesic Capital.

Cerberus Interactive rakes in $1.75 mln

Austin, Texas-based Cerberus Interactive, a game development studio, has secured $1.75 million in funding. The investors included MobilityWare and Steve Huffman, co-founder and CEO of Reddit.

3Lines raises $5 mln for $30 mln-targeted fund

Denver-based 3Lines Venture Capital has raised $5 million for its Rocket Fund. The target is $30 million. The fund will invest in early-stage, deep-tech companies in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, IoT, next-gen SaaS, virtualization platforms and services.

HiFiBiO Therapeutics lands $67 mln Series C

HiFiBiO Therapeutics, a biotherapeutics company, has secured $67 million in Series C financing. IDG Capital led the round.

BBOXX raises $50 mln

BBOXX said Aug. 28 that it raised $50 million in a Series D funding round. Investors include Mitsubishi Corp, ENGIE Rassembleurs d’Energies, Bamboo Capital Partners, DOEN Participaties and MacKinnon, Bennett & Co. BBOXX, of London, is a next generation utility.

Advanced Farm Technologies scores $7.5 mln Series A

Davis, California-based Advanced Farm Technologies, a developer of robotic farming equipment, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, the strategic business development and investment arm of Yamaha Motor Co Ltd, led the round with participation from Kubota Corporation, Catapult Ventures and Impact Venture Capital.

First Analysis backs SmartWitness

First Analysis has invested $4 million in SmartWitness. Based in Schaumberg, Illinois, SmartWitness is a video telematics solutions provider.