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Babylon Health rakes in $550 mln

London-based Babylon Health, a health service provider that provides remote consultations with doctors and health care professionals, has secured $550 million in funding. The investors included PIF, Munich Re, Kinnevik AB and Vostok New Ventures.

NextStep Interactive grabs $3 mln

Seattle and Bozeman, Montana-based NextStep Interactive, a startup that aims to help displaced workers retrain for health care careers, has secured $3 million in funding. The investors SEI Ventures, JAZZ Venture Partners, Learn Capital, Springrock Ventures, City Light Capital and Frontier Angels. NextStep is a spinout of Pioneer Square Labs.

Mexico Ventures backs CerraCap II LP

Mexico Ventures has made an undisclosed investment in CerraCap II LP. Headquartered in Orange County, California, CerraCap Ventures is an early-stage venture specializing in cybersecurity, advanced analytics and healthcare technology investments.

Greylock names Saam Motamedi general partner

Greylock Partners has named Saam Motamedi a general partner.

ePayRails picks up $2.45 mln Series A

Jacksonville, Florida-based ePayRails, a fintech payment service as a provider, has raised $2.45 million in Series A funding. Aspire Fund Management was the lead investor.

Updata leads Series C round for Built In

Built In Inc, a tech hub, has secured $22 million in Series C financing. Updata Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included MATH Venture Partners. First Analysis was financial adviser to Built In on the transaction.

New Knowledge takes in $3 mln

Austin, Texas-based New Knowledge, an "information integrity" company, has secured $3 million in funding. The investors were BuildGroup and Lux Capital.

Online plant shop Bloomscape inks $7.5 mln Series A

Bloomscape, an online plant shop, has secured $7.5 million in Series A funding, Revolution Ventures led the round.

Lux Capital racks up more than $1 bln for funds

Lux Capital has raised more than $1 billion for two new funds, according to a Medium blog post. The firm has raised $500 million for its sixth early-stage fund and $550 million for its second opportunity fund focused on growth-stage investments. The Menlo Park, California-based venture firm invests in the physical and life sciences sectors.

Khosla Ventures leads Series A round for Prellis Biologics

San Francisco-based Prellis Biologics, a human tissue engineering company, has raised $8.7 million in Series A funding. Khosla Ventures led the round.