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Virtuous Software pulls in $3 mln Series A

Virtuous Software, a nonprofit CRM and marketing platform that helps charities, has secured $3 million in Series A funding. The investor was MATH Venture Partners.

LeQuest procures funding

LeQuest, a Dutch provider of medical technology education, has secured 7 million euros in funding. The investors included MedFinance, InnovationQuarter, NextGen Ventures, Noaber Ventures and Philips Health Technology Ventures.

Promethera Biosciences rallies Series D funding

Promethera Biosciences SA, a provider of cell-based medicines, has raised 39.7 million euros in Series D financing. The investors included ITOCHU Corporation, Shinsei Capital Partners, Mirae Asset Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Ci:z Investment LLP and Mitsui & Co.

Elligo Health Research collects $20 mln Series C

Austin-based Elligo Health Research, an integrated research organization, has secured $20 million in Series C funding. Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking led the round.

Exabeam picks up $75 mln Series E

San Mateo, California-based Exabeam, a smarter SIEM company, has secured $75 million in Series E funding. Sapphire Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round.

M3 Ventures to raise $75 mln venture-capital fund

M3 Ventures has set out to raise a $75 million third venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Journey Meditation nets $2.4 mln seed

Journey Meditation, a creator of a group meditation app, has raised $2.4 million in seed funding. Canaan led the round with participation from other investors that included Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Betaworks, BDMI, The Fund, Nelstone Ventures and New York Venture Partners.

Aiven grabs Series A funding

Helsinki, Finland-based Aiven, a cloud data platform provider, has secured 8 million euros in Series A funding. Earlybird Venture Capital led the round with participation from Lifeline Ventures and Nokia Chairman Risto Siilasmaa. In addition to the funding, Hendrik Brandis, a partner and co-founder of Earlybird, has joined Aiven's board of directors.

VC-backed Bugcrowd taps O'Connor as CFO

San Francisco-based Bugcrowd, a crowdsourced security company, has appointed Mark O'Connor as chief financial officer. Previously, O'Connor was chief financial officer of Appirio. Also, Bugcrowd has added Greg Sands, founder and managing partner at Costanoa Ventures, to its board of directors. Bugcrowd is backed by Blackbird Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Industry Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Rally Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Triangle Peak Partners.

Astarte Medical scores $5 mln Series A

Yardley, Pennsylvania-based Astarte Medical, a precision medicine company using software and predictive analytics to improve premature infant outcomes, has secured $5 million in Series A financing. The investors included Viking Global Investors LP, Lunsford Capital, OCA Ventures, Keiretsu Forum MidAtlantic, Keiretsu Capital Fund, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Wing VC and Next Act Fund.