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TidalScale snaps up $24 mln Series B

Campbell, California-based TidalScale, a provider of software-defined servers, has raised $24 million in Series B funding. The investors included Bain Capital Ventures, Hummer Winblad, Sapphire Ventures and Infosys.

AI firm Machinify takes in $10 mln Series A

Palo Alto, California-based Machinify, a new artificial intelligence firm, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Battery Ventures led the round with participation from GV and Matrix Partners.

French cybersecurity firm Acorus secures funding from Elaia, Partech and Kima

Acorus Networks, a French cybersecurity company, is raising 5 million euros in funding. The investors are Elaia Partners, Partech and Kima Ventures.

Security startup Paladin Cyber raises $3.6 mln led by Lightbank

San Francisco-based Paladin Cyber, which provides cyber protection services for small and medium businesses, announced that it has raised $3.6 million in seed funding. Lightbank led the round, which included participation from Aquiline Technology Growth, Haystack, Argo Ventures and Clocktower Technology Ventures, as well as existing investors Ground Up Ventures, Hemi Ventures, Sutardja Ventures and Y Combinator. As part of the funding, Lightbank Managing Director Vic Pascucci will join the board. Paladin, founded in 2017, has now raised $4.5 million in total funding.

CiValue procures $6 mln Series A

CiValue, a provider of cloud-based precision marketing and supplier advertising platforms for retailers, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Nielsen and Sonae IM led the round.

Netlify locks in $30 mln Series B

San Francisco-based Netlify, a hosting service for static websites, has secured $30 million in Series B funding. Kleiner Perkins' Mamoon Hamid led the round with participation from other investors that included Andreessen Horowitz.

Online food marketplace Goldbelly pulls in $20 mln Series B

Goldbelly, an online food marketplace, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Enlightened Hospitality Investments led the round.

BroadSpot expands Series A funding

Richmond, California-based BroadSpot Imaging Corporation, a medical device company, has expanded its Series A funding to $8.6 million. Phoenix Venture Partners led the round.

Digital freight broker Loadsmart garners $21.6 mln Series A

New York-based Loadsmart, a digital freight broker, has raised $21.6 million in Series A funding. Maersk Growth, Connor Capital SB and Chromo Invest led the round.

Glasswing backs Sir Tim Berners-Lee and inrupt

Inrupt, the company founded by World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee has emerged from stealth with an undisclosed amount of initial funding led by Glasswing Ventures. The startup inrupt, which focuses on a creating a decentralized web, is led by CEO John Bruce.