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Automox raises $9.3 mln

Automox said Nov. 13 that it raised $9.3 million in a Series A round led by TechOperators. Also participating in the round were CRV, BlueNote Ventures and Tom Noonan as well as other prior investors. Automox, of Boulder, Colorado, provides cloud-based patching and configuration management solutions.

Foundation Capital leads Series A round for Simple Habit

San Francisco-based Simple Habit, a daily stress relief platform for busy people, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Foundation Capital led the round.

Syndio rallies $5.2 mln seed

Syndio, a pay equity SaaS startup, has raised $5.2 million in seed funding. The investors were Sirius Partners, Contour Venture Partners and Frontier Venture Capital. In addition to the funding, Syndio has named Maria Colacurcio as CEO. She is the co-founder of SmartSheet, which went public last April and is also a former director at Starbucks.

VC-backed Poshmark appoints CMO

Poshmark, a social commerce platform for retailers and shoppers, has named Steven Tristan Young as chief marketing officer. Previously, Young worked at GrubHub. Poshmark's backers include Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, GGV Capital, Temasek, Inventus Capital, Uncork Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners, Shea Ventures and AngelList.

Alliance Ventures funds Enevate

Irvine, California-based Enevate Corp, an advanced lithium-ion battery technology company, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Alliance Ventures, strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi.

Heyday ropes in $8 mln Series A

Heyday, a provider of facial treatments, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Fifth Wall Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Lerer Hippeau and Brainchild Funding.

Savi fetches $7.5 mln

Alexandria, Virginia-based Savi, a provider of big data/machine learning analytic solutions, supply chain management software and sensor technology, has raised $7.5 million in financing. Eastward Capital Partners led the round. Kimberly Cafferty of Cafferty & Company advised Savi on the transaction.

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Restaurant chain Sweetgreen dishes up $200 mln

Sweetgreen, a restaurant chain that serves salads, has raised $200 million in funding. Fidelity Investors was the lead investor. JPMorgan was the placement agent.

Checkmate reels in $3 mln Series A

Checkmate, a creator of a platform that enables small and medium sized restaurants to offer mobile ordering and payment to their customers, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. Tiger Global Management led the round.