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MondoBrain procures $13.3 mln Series A

Virginia-based MondoBrain, a provider of an augmented intelligence platform, has secured $13.3 million in Series A funding. Japia led the round.

NCK Capital buys City Wide

NCK Capital has acquired Dallas-based City Wide Building, a commercial building maintenance company. No financial terms were disclosed. XLS Partners served as M&A adviser to City Wide on the transaction. City Wide was backed by Double R Partners.

LearnLux locks in $2 mln seed

LearnLux, a digital financial wellness platform, has secured $2 million in seed funding. The investors included Sound Ventures, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Underscore VC.

TCV leads $100 mln round for Venafi

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Venafi, a provider of machine identity protection, has raised $100 million in financing. TCV led the round with participation from return backers QuestMark Partners and NextEquity Partners. In addition to the funding, TCV General Partner Jake Reynolds will join Venafi’s board of directors.

Fashion startup RAGS fetches $1.5 mln

Utah-based RAGS, a fashion brand, has secured $1.5 million in funding. Kickstart Seed Fund led the round. In addition to the financing, Curt Roberts, a partner at Kickstart, will join RAGS' board of directors.

Flipside Crypto adds Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group as investors

Boston-based Flipside Crypto, which uses blockchain transaction data to analyze cryptocurrencies, announced it has added Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group as investors. In addition, fintech entrepreneur Jeff Parker also joined the funding round along with current investors True Ventures, Castle Island and Boston Seed Capital. Flipside Crypto has raised $4.5 million to date. The company was founded in mid-2017 by CEO Dave Balter, Jim Myers and Eric Stone.

LoanStreet snags $6.5 mln Series A

New York-based LoanStreet Inc, an online platform that streamlines the process of sharing, managing, and originating loans, has secured $6.5 million in Series A funding. Valar Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Third Prime Capital, Rosecliff Ventures, Ride Ventures and The Gramercy Fund.

Insurance company Bright Health takes in $200 mln Series C

Minneapolis-based Bright Health, an insurance company, has raised $200 million in Series C funding. The investors include Declaration Partners, Meritech Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cross Creek Advisors, Flare Capital, Greenspring Associates, Greycroft Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures and Town Hall Ventures.

PebblePost amasses $31 mln Series C

New York City and San Francisco-based PebblePost, a direct mail firm, has closed its Series C funding round at $31 million. Advance Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Capital One Growth Ventures, Kickstart Seed Fund, RRE, Greycroft and Tribeca Venture Partners.

VC-Inflazome appoints chief medical officer

Dublin, Ireland-based Inflazome, a developer of small molecule drugs that block harmful inflammation, has named Dr. Thomas Jung as chief medical officer. Jung is the former head of the translational medicine group for Novartis Europe. Inflazome is backed by Forbion Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, Fountain Healthcare Partners and Novartis Venture Fund.