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Luminous Ventures unveils $30 mln fund

London-based Luminous Ventures, a White Cloud Capital spin-out, has launched a $30 million fund. The fund will invest in early-stage European tech companies.

VC-backed AEye appoints LaCorte as president

Pleasanton, California-based AEye Inc, a developer of advanced vision hardware, software and algorithms for self-driving vehicles, has named Blair LaCorte as president. He is the former global president of Production Resource Group. AEye's backers include Taiwania Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Intel Capital, Airbus Ventures and Tychee Partners.

Black Diamond to set up shop in Toronto with $20 mln round

Black Diamond Therapeutics, a Stony Brook, New York-based cancer precision medicine platform, has emerged from stealth with a $20 million Series A financing. The round was backed by life sciences venture capital firm Versant Ventures. The company will use a share of the proceeds to set up operations in Toronto, giving it access to the city’s pool of computing talent. Black Diamond, the first startup launched out of Versant’s Swiss discovery engine, is developing precision medicines directed against allosteric mutant oncogenes.

Tigera gathers $30 mln Series B

San Francisco-based Tigera, an enterprise software company providing security and compliance solutions for Kubernetes platforms, has secured $30 million in Series B funding. Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from return Madrona, NEA and Wing.

Nexthink collects $85 mln

Nexthink, a provider of digital employee experience management software for enterprises, has secured $85 million in funding. Index Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Highland Europe, Forestay Capital, VI Partners, Auriga Partners, Galéo Capital and TOP Funds.

Farming startup Bowery pulls in $90 mln in GV-led round

Bowery, a farming startup, has raised $90 million in funding, according to a blog post. GV led the round with participation from other investors that included Temasek, Almanac Ventures, General Catalyst, GGV Capital and First Round Capital.

InVision amasses $115 mln Series F

InVision, a digital product design platform, has raised $115 million in Series F funding. Spark Capital led the round with participation from Goldman Sachs, Battery Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Tiger Global Management, FirstMark, Geodesic Capital and Atlassian. In addition to the funding, Megan Quinn, a general partner at Spark Capital, will join InVision’s board of directors.

Indonesian tech company PT Tokopedia picks up $1.1 bln

PT Tokopedia, an Indonesian technology company, has secured $1.1 billion in its latest financing. SoftBank Vision Fund and Alibaba Group led the round with participation from other investors that included Softbank Ventures Korea.

EduLab Capital Partners targets $15 mln for maiden fund

EduLab Capital Partners is seeking to raise $15 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. Boston-based EduLab Capital Partners invests in edtech.

SeLux rakes in $25 mln Series B

Massachusetts-based-based SeLux Diagnostics, a developer of a next generation phenotyping platform, has raised $25 million in Series B financing, according to a source familiar with the transaction. Sands Capital Ventures led the round with participation from RA Capital Management, Schooner Capital and Northpond Ventures.