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Kallyope snags $21 mln

New York City-based Kallyope Inc., a biotechnology company focused on identifying therapeutic opportunities involving the gut-brain axis, has secured $21 million in funding. The lead investor was Bill Gates. Other investors included Lux Capital, The Column Group, Polaris Partners, Illumina Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Euclidean Capital and Two Sigma Ventures.

Product intelligence company Amplitude rakes in $80 mln Series D

Amplitude, a product intelligence company, has raised $80 million in Series D funding. Sequoia Capital led the round with participation from Lead Edge, Benchmark Capital, IVP and Battery Ventures. In addition to the funding, Pat Grady, a partner at Sequoia, has joined Amplitude's board of directors.

Salesforce Ventures launches $100 mln Japan Trailblazer Fund

Salesforce Ventures, Salesforce's corporate investment group, has unveiled a $100 million Japan Trailblazer Fund. The fund will focus on Japanese startups in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Workato inks $25 mln Series B

Workato, an intelligent integration and automation platform, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. The investors were Battery Ventures, Storm Ventures, ServiceNow and Workday Ventures.

Ystrategies targets $25 mln for seed-stage fund

Pittsburgh and San Francisco-based Ystrategies, a venture firm focused on tech startups in the software and cleantech sectors, is seeking to raise over $25 million for a seed-stage fund. The fund will focus on science-based technology businesses.

Pindrop scores $90 mln Series D

Atlanta-based Pindrop, a provider of voice security and authentication solutions, has secured $90 million in Series D funding. Vitruvian Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Allegion Ventures, Cross Creek, Dimension Data, EDBI, Goldman Sachs, CapitalG, IVP, Andreessen Horowitz, GV and Citi Ventures.

Upfront Ventures leads over $14 mln round for MetaCX

MetaCX, a tech company newly launched by venture studio High Alpha, has raised over $14 million in funding. Upfront Ventures led the round.

Camunda snags Series A funding

Berlin-based Camunda, a maker of open source workflow automation software, has secured 25 million euros in Series A funding. The investor was Highland Europe.

Mobile education platform nets $47 mln Series B

Austin, Texas-based Aceable, a mobile education platform, has raised $47 million in Series B funding. Sageview Capital led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Dean Nelson and Mike McClure of Sageview Capital will join Aceable's board of directors.

Providence Ventures backs Trilliant Health

Brentwood, Tennessee-based Trilliant Health, a healthcare analytics and growth company focused on intelligent patient acquisition for hospitals and healthcare providers, has secured additional funding from Providence Ventures. No financial terms were disclosed. Trilliant's other backers include Noro-Moseley Partners, Martin Ventures, Nashville Capital Network and NueCura Partners.