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Early-stage VC Defy adds Brian Rothenberg as partner

Early-stage investor Defy Partners, which recently raised $262 million for its second fund, has tapped former Eventbrite exec Brian Rothenberg as a partner. He joins Co-Founders and Managing Directors Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, who launched the firm in late 2017.

CinCor Pharma picks up $50 mln Series A

CinCor Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company, has secured $50 million in Series A funding. Sofinnova Investments led the round.

Neutral underwear brand TomboyX amasses Series B

Seattle-based gender neutral underwear brand TomboyX has secured Series B funding, according to a source familiar with the transaction. Craftory led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Pauline Brown of TAU Investment Management has been added to TomboyX's board of directors. UPDATE: Craftory invested a total of $18 million in TomboyX as both part of the Series B round and in additional investments.

Webscale pulls in $14 mln Series B

Sunnyvale, California-based Webscale, a provider of converged software for hyperscale cloud automation, has secured $14 million in Series B financing. Mohr Davidow Ventures led the round with participation from Benhamou Global Ventures and Grotech Ventures.

Webscale pulls in $14 mln Series B

Sunnyvale, California-based Webscale, a provider of converged software for hyperscale cloud automation, has secured $14 million in Series B financing. Mohr Davidow Ventures led the round with participation from Benhamou Global Ventures and Grotech Ventures.

Cynora procures $25 mln Series C

Germany-based Cynora, an OLED materials company, has secured $25 million in Series C financing. The investors included SRF Partners Group LLC, DBOLED LLC, SBI Cross-Border Advantage Fund, MIG Funds and Wecken & Cie.

Cynora procures $25 mln Series C

Germany-based Cynora, an OLED materials company, has secured $25 million in Series C financing. The investors included SRF Partners Group LLC, DBOLED LLC, SBI Cross-Border Advantage Fund, MIG Funds and Wecken & Cie.

WekaIO locks in $31.7 mln Series C

WekaIO, a provider of file storage for data-intensive applications, has secured $31.7 million in Series C funding. The investors included Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Mellanox Technologies, NVIDIA, Seagate, Western Digital Capital and Qualcomm.

Collider Ventures gathers over $7.2 mln for $50 mln-targeted fund

Collider Ventures has raised over $7.2 million for its inaugural fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $50 million. Collider is an early-stage blockchain and crypto-focused venture firm.

Respond Software inks $20 mln Series B

Silicon Valley-based Respond Software, a provider of robotic decision automation software for security operations, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. ClearSky Security led the round. In addition to the funding, Jay Leek, managing director for ClearSky Security and former CISO of Blackstone, will join Respond Software's board of directors.