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Big Squid snaps up $9 mln

Salt Lake City-based Big Squid, a predictive analytics and automated machine learning software company, has raised $9 million in funding. Lewis & Clark Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Silverton Partners, Signal Peak Ventures and Kickstart Seed Fund.

PE-backed Offensive Security appoints new CEO

Offensive Security, a provider of online penetration testing training and certification, has named Ning Wang as CEO. Wang is the former chief operating officer and chief financial officer of HackerOne and Lynda.com, respectively. Offensive Security's backers include Spectrum Equity and TenEleven Ventures.

Scout RFP nets $33 mln Series C

Scout RFP, the sourcing and supplier engagement platform, has raised $33 million in Series C funding. Scale Venture Partners led the round with participation from return backers Menlo Ventures, NewView Capital, Workday Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. In addition to the funding, Alex Niehenke from Scale Venture Partners will join Scout's board of directors.

Retail tech firm Vengo Labs fetches $7 mln Series B

Vengo Labs, an retail tech company, has secured $7 million in Series B funding. Arcade Beauty, an Oaktree Capital portfolio company, led the round.

Madrona appoints Cochran as MD

Madrona Venture Group has named Hope Cochran as managing director. Cochran joined the early-stage venture firm in 2017 as a venture partner. In addition to Cochran's appointment, the firm has promoted Troy Cichos to chief operating officer and partner and Jennifer Chambers to administrative partner.

Valar Ventures to raise $350 mln for VC, opportunity funds

Valar Ventures has set out to raise $350 million for venture-capital and opportunity funds, according to filings with the SEC.

RFP360 picks up funding from Five Elms

Kansas City, Missouri-based RFP360, a provider of end-to-end request for proposal management software, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Five Elms Capital. In conjunction with the funding, David Lintz will join RFP360 as CEO.

SmartInvest Ventures amasses over $11.5 mln for maiden fund

Wilmington, Delaware-based SmartInvest Ventures has raised over $11.5 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $20 million.

Quinyx lands $25 mln

Quinyx, a cloud provider of workforce management solutions, has raised $25 million in funding. Alfvén & Didrikson, Battery Ventures and Zobito led the round.

BenchPrep nabs $20 mln Series C

Chicago-based BenchPrep, a provider of an advanced white-label online learning platform for education and training organizations, has secured $20 million in Series C funding. Jump Capital and Owl Ventures led the round.