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Eye healthcare tech company Opternative attracts $9 mln

Chicago-based Opternative, an eye healthcare technology company, has secured $9 million in funding. Trust Ventures and Pritzker Group Venture Capital led the round with participation from return backer Jump Capital.

Biomatics wraps up second healthcare fund at $300 mln

Biomatics Capital Partners has raised $300 million for its second healthcare fund. The fund will focus on emerging companies with breakthroughs in diagnostics, therapeutics, R&D and clinical care. Investors include family offices and institutions.

Feminine care wellness startup Rael nets $17.5 mln Series A

California-based Rael, a feminine care wellness startup, has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding. Mirae Asset and GS Retail Fund led the round with participation from SoftBank Ventures Korea, BAM Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and NYX Cosmetics founder Toni Ko.

Turvo snags $60 mln Series B

Sunnyvale, California and India-based Turvo, a real-time collaborative logistics platform, has secured $60 million in Series B funding. Mubadala Ventures led the round.

Quantela lands $10 mln

Silicon Valley-based Quantela, a digital technology solutions company focused on artificial intelligence and IoT, has raised $10 million in funding. The investor was Digital Alpha.

Corporate travel management firm TripActions inks $154 mln Series C

TripActions, a corporate travel management company, has raised $154 million in Series C funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Zeev Ventures and SGVC. In conjunction with the funding, Ben Horowitz, a cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will join TripActions' board of directors.

Italian IoT cybersecurity startup Exein picks up Series A funding

Exein, an Italian IoT cybersecurity startup, has secured 2 million euros in Series A funding. The investor was United Ventures.

LocalGlobe leads funding round for UK lifestyle insurance business Yulife

UK-based Yulife, a lifestyle insurance business, has raised 3 million pounds in funding. LocalGlobe led the round.

Morgan Stanley leads $30 mln funding of Samanage

Cary, North Carolina-based Samanage, a provider of employee service success solutions, announced it has raised a $30 million investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, the growth-focused private investment platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management. The company has now raised $70 million in funding.

Origin emerges from stealth with funding from DCM Ventures

San Francisco-based Origin, which focuses on additive manufacturing in mass production, has emerged from stealth and announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by DCM Ventures. As part of the funding, Jason Krikorian, general partner of DCM, has joined the board. The company, founded in 205, previously raised $2.3 million from Floodgate, Stanford University, Joe Montana and other investors.