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Novo Labs seals $2 mln seed

Dallas-based Novo Labs, a provider of conversational artificial intelligence services for large restaurant chains, has secured $2 million in seed funding. Silverton Partners led the round. In addition to the funding, Roger Chen of Silverton Partners will join Novo Labs' board of directors.

Podcasting app Swoot rakes in $3 mln seed

Swoot, a newly launched podcasting app, has $3 million in seed funding. True Ventures led the round.

Voice research platform Audioburst collects over $10 mln

Voice research platform Audioburst has raised over $10 million in funding. The investors included Dentsu Inc and Hyundai Motor Company.

Software developer SocialSurvey gathers $14.5 mln

San Ramon, California-based SocialSurvey, a software developer, has raised $14.5 million in funding. The company's investors included Curtis Feeny and Jim McClean of Silicon Valley Data Capital and Eric Filipek of Kennet Partners LLC.

Engineering biology firm Sherlock Biosciences amasses over $31 mln Series A

Sherlock Biosciences, an engineering biology company, has raised over $31 million in Series A funding. The investors included Northpond Ventures, Baidu Ventures and the Open Philanthropy Project.

Health tech AI startup Mfine procures $17.2 mln Series B

India-based Mfine, a health tech AI startup, has secured $17.2 million in Series B funding. SBI Investment led the round.

Baird Capital leads Series A round for ChurnZero

Arlington, Virginia-based ChurnZero, a customer success platform, has secured $7 million in Series A funding. Baird Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Grotech Ventures, Middleland Capital, Charlottesville Angel Network and Center for Innovative Technology.

Brightback fetches $11 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Brightback, a customer retention software for subscription businesses, has raised $11 million in Series A funding. Index Ventures led the round with participation from return backers Point Nine Capital, Matrix Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners.

Chili Piper grabs $3 mln seed

Chili Piper, a provider of buyer enablement solutions, has secured $3 million in seed funding. Flashpoint Venture Capital led the round.

Alt Thirty Six locks in $10 mln Series A

Alt Thirty Six, a digital payment and compliance platform for the cannabis industry, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The investors were not named.