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Cinq Music takes in $40 mln Series C

Los Angeles-based Cinq Music, a music distribution, record label, and rights management company, has secured $40 million in Series C funding. The investor was GoDigital Media Group. The capital infusion will be used to buy music rights as well as for international expansion.

Brick & Mortar Ventures wraps up $97.2 mln fund

Brick & Mortar Ventures has closed its new fund at $97.2 million. Based in San Francisco, Brick & Mortar is a construction tech venture firm.

Pavilion Data Systems inks $25 mln Series C

San Jose, California-based Pavilion Data Systems, a NVMe-over-fabrics storage platform, has secured $25 million in Series C funding. The investors were Taiwania Capital, RPS Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Korea Investment Partners, DAG Ventures, Artiman Ventures, SK Telecom and Tyche Partners.

Real estate tech startup Properly nabs C$22 mln in Series A round

Toronto-based real estate technology provider Properly has raised C$22 million in Series A financing, consisting of C$12 million in equity and an initial C$10 million debt facility. The equity funding was led by U.S. venture capital firms Prudence Holdings and FJ Labs, with participation from Golden Ventures, AlleyCorp‘s Kevin Ryan and others. Properly is also backed by Inovia Capital, Loric Ventures and Max Ventures. Founded in 2018 by CEO Anshul Ruparell, COO Sheldon McCormick and CTO Craig Dunk, Properly uses machine learning to help homeowners discover what their home would sell for on the open market, with the option to sell directly to Properly.

Baze nabs $6 mln Series A

Baze, a provider of a blood-based, at home nutritional testing kit, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Nature's Way was the lead investor.

Vivo Capital racks up over $1.3 bln for ninth fund

Vivo Capital has raised over $1.3 billion for its ninth fund, according to an updated SEC filing. No target was listed in the document. Vivo invests in healthcare companies in the U.S. and greater China.

German molecular diagnostics firm GNA Biosolutions picks up $13.5 mln Series C

GNA Biosolutions GmbH, a German molecular diagnostics company, has secured $13.5 million in Series C financing. The investors included GreyBird Ventures, Occident, Wachtumsfonds Bayern, SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, UVC Partners, Mey Capital Matrix, KfW and btov Partners.

Attentive grabs $40 mln Series B

New York City-based Attentive, a personalized mobile messaging SaaS platform for brands, has raised $40 million in Series B funding. Sequoia led the round with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Eniac Ventures, NextView Ventures, IVP and High Alpha.

Kasten snags $14 mln Series A

Los Altos, California-based Kasten, a provider of cloud-native data management solutions, has secured $14 million in Series A funding. Insight Partners led the round.

Cue Holding raises Series A round

Cue Holdings Ltd said Aug. 13 that it completed a Series A round led by Anchor Equity Partners. Princeville Global participated in the financing which included founding investor KKR. Cue, of Shanghai, provides data-driven marketing insights and growth solutions to enterprises.