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OMERS-backed Purpose Financial leads Series A round for d1g1t Inc

Toronto-based d1g1t Inc, an enterprise financial technology company serving the wealth management industry, has raised over C$9 million in Series A funding. Purpose Financial, which is backed by OMERS, led the round. Other investors that participated in the round included Extreme Venture Partners and Portag3.

TCV promotes Ansari to GP

TCV has promoted Nari Ansari to general partner, according to an announcement by the Menlo Park, California-based growth equity firm. Ansari joined TCV in 2006 and currently serves on the board of directors at HireVue, OneSource Virtual and Watermark.

Cancer screening startup Ezra picks up $4 mln seed

New York City-based Ezra, a cancer screening startup, has secured $4 million in seed funding. Accomplice led the round with participation from other investors that included Founders Future, Credo Ventures, Seedcamp and Esther Dyson.

Logojoy scores Series A funding in Real Ventures-led round

Logojoy, an AI-powered design platform that helps entrepreneurs create professional-quality logos, has raised a C$6 million in Series A funding. Real Ventures, a Canadian venture firm, led the round with participation from Flybridge Capital. The capital infusion will be used by Logojoy to expand its team of data scientists and developers.

Bunch attracts $3.8 mln seed

Bunch, a group video chat application designed for live mobile games, has closed $3.8 million in seed funding. London Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Founders Fund, Betaworks, Northzone, Streamlined Ventures and 500 Startups.

VC-backed Reduxio adds Yamin to board

Palo Alto, California and Tel Aviv-based Reduxio, a hybrid storage company, has named Danny Yamin to its board of directors. Yamin was recently Microsoft's vice president, enterprise business, Greater China. Reduxio is backed by C5 Capital Cloud Partners, Jerusalem Venture Partners, Viola Ventures, Intel Capital and Seagate Technology PLC.

Shyft Technologies snags $6.5 mln Series A

Seattle-based Shyft Technologies, a developer of apps for coworkers and teams, has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. Ignition Partners and Madrona Venture Group led the round. In addition to the funding, Bob Kelly, managing partner of Ignition Partners, and S. Somasegar, managing director of Madrona Venture Group, will join Shyft’s board of directors.

Music tech company Pirate Studios snags $20 mln

Pirate Studios, a music technology company that operates automated self-service 24-hour music studios, has raised $20 million in funding. The investor was Talis Capital.

Lux Capital promotes three

Lux Capital has made a number of promotions, according to a blog post. Segolene Scarborough is now chief financial officer; Zavain Dar has been promoted to partner; and Brandon Reeves is now a principal. The Menlo Park, California-based venture firm invests in emerging technologies in the physical and life sciences industries.

Intel leads $75 mln round for Habana Labs

Habana Labs Ltd said Nov. 15 that it raised $75 million in a B round led by Intel Capital. Also participating were by WRV Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Battery Ventures and others, including existing investors. Habana Labs is a fabless semiconductor company located in Tel-Aviv, Israel and San Jose, California.