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Protenus snags $17 mln Series C

Protenus, a healthcare compliance analytics firm, has raised $17 million in Series C funding. LTP led the round with participation from Kaiser Permanente Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Arthur Ventures, Lionbird and Providence Ventures.

Cultivate(MD) Capital backs Genesis Software Innovations

Genesis Innovation Group‘s cultivate(MD) Capital has made an investment in Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Genesis Software Innovations, a developer of software solutions for the orthopedic space. No financial terms were disclosed.

H2O.ai lands $72.5 mln Series D

H2O.ai, a provider of artificial intelligence and automatic machine learning for the enterprise, has secured $72.5 million in Series D funding. Goldman Sachs and the Ping An Global Voyager Fund led the round. In addition to the funding, Jade Mandel from Goldman Sachs will be joining H2O.ai's board of directors.

SpotQA grabs $3.25 mln seed

SpotQA, a provider of automated software testing, has raised $3.25 million in seed funding. Crane Venture Partners led the round with participation from Forward Ventures, Downing Ventures and Acequia Capital.

Cere Network inks $3.5 mln

Cere Network, a blockchain CRM ecosystem platform, has secured $3.5 million in funding. The investors included Binance Labs, Neo Global Capital, Fenbushi Capital, Arrington XRP Capital, Kenetic Capital, Alphabit Fund, Block VC, Kosmos Capital, LD Capital, Monday Capital, Pre Angel Fund and Republic Labs.

Global Brain leads $7.8 mln round for Idein

Tokyo-based Idein Inc, a developer of an IoT platform, has raised $7.8 million in funding. The lead investor was Global Brain.

Simon Data fetches $30 mln Series C

Simon Data, an enterprise customer data platform, has raised $30 million in Series C funding. Polaris Partners led the round with participation from .406 Ventures and F-Prime Capital.

VeganNation rakes in $10 mln

VeganNation, a developer of a vegan ecosystem, has raised $10 million in funding. The investors were not named.

Juvenescence procures $100 mln Series B

Juvenescence, a life sciences company focused on increasing human longevity and treating diseases of aging, has closed $100 million in Series B funding. The investors included Grok Ventures.

E-cigarette maker Juul racks up $325 mln: Reuters

San Francisco-based e-cigarette maker Juul Labs has raised $325 million in equity and debt financing, reported Reuters. No investors were named. According to the newswire, Altria Group Inc, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, owns a 35 percent stake in Juul.