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TPG Growth leads $70 mln round for Expanse

San Francisco-based Expanse, an internet information technology operations management platform, has raised $70 million in Series C funding. TPG Growth led the round.

Venrock leads Series B round for Make School

San Francisco-based Make School, a college offering degree programs developed in partnership with tech companies, has secured $15 million in Series B funding. Venrock led the round.

Noveome Biotherapeutics nabs $15 mln Series D

Pittsburgh-based Noveome Biotherapeutics Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has secured $15 million in Series D financing. The company's investors included U.S. Department of Defense and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Allegheny County.

Travel activities and services booking platform Klook racks up $225 mln

Klook, a travel activities and services booking platform, has secured $225 million in Series D+ funding. The SoftBank Vision Fund led the round with participation from return backers including Sequoia China, Matrix Partners, TCV and OurCrowd.

Data stream network operator PubNub scores $23 mln Series D

San Francisco-based PubNub, a data stream network operator, has secured $23 million in Series D funding. The company's investors include Relay Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In addition to the funding, Jai Das, president and managing director of Sapphire Ventures, joins PubNub's board of directors.

Buckzy Payments inks $1.75 mln seed

Canadian fintech company Buckzy Payments has secured $1.75 million in seed funding. Mistral Venture Partners led the round with participation from Revel Partners. The capital infusion will be used to scale Buckzy's real-time global payments network.

Tibit Communications picks up $20 mln Series B

Petaluma, California-based Tibit Communications Inc, a developer of next-generation access devices for passive optical networking, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Intel Capital led the round.

LiveOak wraps up sophomore fund at $105 mln

LiveOak Venture Partners has closed its second fund at $105 million. The Austin-based venture firm invests in early-stage startups in Texas.

Leedfeeder snags Series A

Helsinki-based Leedfeeder, which helps B2B companies generate new leads from website analytics, has secured 3.1 million euros in Series A funding. Endeit Capital led the round with participation from Superhero Capital and Vendep Capital.

iMod Structures raises $11 mln

iMod Structures said April 9 that it raised $11 million in Series A round led by Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. iMod, of Mare Island, California, makes modular classrooms.