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PeerWell takes in $6.5 mln Series A

PeerWell, a surgery optimization platform, has secured $6.5 million in Series A funding. OMERS Ventures led the round with participation from XSeed Capital.

Boston Microfluidics snags $17.5 mln Series A

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Boston Microfluidics, a developer of blood collection devices, has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding. Anzu Partners led the round.

EBR Systems nets $30 mln

Silicon Valley-based EBR Systems, a developer of a wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, has secured $30 million in funding. Brandon Capital Partners and M.H. Carnegie & Co. led the round. In conjunction with the funding, EBR Systems has appointed John McCutcheon as president and CEO.

SE Ventures adds two senior partners to team

SE Ventures, a new Silicon Valley-based firm backed by Schneider Electric, has named Grant Allen and Varun Jain as senior partners. Allen joins SEV from ABB where he led global ventures while Jain previously worked at Qualcomm Ventures where he led the global early-stage practice.

VC-backed Pionyr names Levey as SVP and chief business officer

Pionyr Immunotherapeutics Inc, a developer of antibody therapeutics, has appointed Dr. Alicia Levey as senior vice president and chief business officer. Previously, Levey worked at Tempest Therapeutics where she was vice president and chief business officer. Pionyr's backers included OrbiMed, New Enterprise Associates, Sofinnova, SV Health Investors, Vida Ventures, Trinitas Capital, Mission Bay Capital and Osage University Partners.

Victress Capital taps Keulen as VP

Victress Capital has named Madeline Keulen as a vice president. She first joined the women-led early-stage consumer-focused venture firm in January 2018 as an MBA associate.

Venture capitalist Patty Abramson dies at 74

Patty Abramson, a venture capitalist who co-founded the W0men's Growth Capital Fund in 1997 to invest in businesses owned by women, died Aug. 24 in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. She was 74. Jenny Abramson, her daughter and a managing partner at the venture firm Rethink Impact, told The Washington Post her mother died from cancer-related complications.

Mindset Ventures targets $50 mln for third fund

Mindset Ventures has launched its third fund. The target is $50 million. The fund will invest in early-stage B2B companies mainly in the areas of healthcare, fintech, agriculture and cyber security. Mindset has offices in Sao Paulo, San Francisco and Tel-Aviv.

VC-backed Entelo acquires ConveyIQ

Entelo has acquired ConveyIQ, a provider of candidate engagement Software-as-a-Service solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Entelo's backers include Battery Ventures, Shasta Ventures, USVP, 3TS Capital Partners, SC Ventures and StarVest Partners.

Presight Capital wraps up $80 mln fund

Presight Capital has closed its first fund at $80 million, beating its $50 million target. Presight Global Venture Opportunities Fund's limited partners include Apeiron Investment Group. Presight Capital is the international venture arm of Apeiron Investment Group, the family office of German entrepreneur and investor Christian Angermayer.