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Roam Robotics procures $12 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Roam Robotics, a builder of robotic exoskeletons, has raised $12 million in Series A funding. Yamaha Motor Co led the round with participation from Boost VC, Heuristics Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, R7 Partners, Spero Ventures, Valor Equity Partners and Venture Investment Associates.

VC-backed Karius secures $25 mln loan from Oxford Finance

Oxford Finance LLC has provided a $25 million senior secured facility to Karius Inc, a life science company focused on infectious disease diagnostics with genomics. The financing will be used to expand the company technology to more hospitals and patients, invest in additional clinical studies and fund additional technology and product innovations. Karius Inc's backers include Data Collective, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tencent, Khosla Ventures, Innovation Endeavors and Spectrum 28.

Aras gathers $70 mln Series D in Goldman Sachs-led round

Andover, Massachusetts-based Aras, a provider of open product lifecycle management software for the enterprise, has raised $70 million in Series D funding. Goldman Sachs Private Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Silver Lake Kraftwerk. In conjunction with the transaction, Hillel Moerman and Holger Staude of Goldman Sachs will join Aras’ board of directors as a board member and as an observer, respectively.

Asana nabs $50 mln Series E

San Francisco-based Asana, a work management platform for teams, has secured $50 million in Series E funding. Generation Investment Management led the round with participation from 8VC, Benchmark Capital, Founders Fund, Lead Edge Capital and World Innovation Lab.

ParaGen Technologies rakes in $3 mln

Columbus, Ohio-based ParaGen Technologies, the parent company of four medical device companies, has secured $3 million in funding. Ikove Venture Partners managed and organized the round.

Qualcomm unveils $100 mln AI investment fund

Qualcomm unveiled an AI-focused investment fund, Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund, that will steer up to $100 million to startups working with artificial intelligence. Qualcomm Ventures made its first investment from the fund by participating in a Series A round for AnyVision.

Tock nets $9.5 mln

Tock Inc, a global reservations platform for restaurants, wineries and pop-ups, has raised $9.5 million in funding. Valor Equity Partners and Origin Ventures led the round.

China Renaissance K2 Ventures closes on $67.5 mln for two venture-capital funds

China Renaissance K2 Ventures has closed on $67.5 million of capital for two venture-capital funds, according to filings with the SEC.

Flying Fish adds four new venture partners to team

Seattle-based Flying Fish Partners, an early-stage tech venture firm focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning opportunities in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, has added four new venture partners to its team. Joining Flying Fish are Adriane Brown, Bonnie Foley-Wong, Stephen Lawler and Vanessa Pegueros.

Insurance tech company Bindable lands funding

Boston-based Bindable, an insurance tech company, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. EPIC, Motive Partners and Wafra were the lead backers.