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Brightwheel fetches $21 mln Series B

San Francisco-based Brightwheel, a provider of management and communication software for early education, has raised $21 million in Series B financing. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round with participation from Omidyar Network, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Eniac Ventures, GGV Capital, Golden Venture Partners and Lowercase Capital.

Tourmaline Labs picks up $2 mln

San Diego-based Tourmaline Labs, which analyzes mobility data, has raised $2 million in funding. The investors were ClearVision Equity Partners and Tech Coast Angels.

Chasm nabs $11 mln Series A

Canton, Massachusetts-based Chasm, a maker of advanced materials for printed electronics and battery applications, has closed $11 million in Series A financing. WAVE Equity Partners and NXT Ventures led the round.

Cover grabs $16 mln Series B

Cover, a mobile-first insurance platform, has secured $16 million in Series B funding. Tribe Capital led the round with participation from Y Combinator, Social Capital, Exor and Samsung Ventures.

Braze lands $80 mln Series E

Braze, a global customer engagement platform, has raised $80 million in Series E funding. Meritech Capital Partners led the round.

Stoplight inks $3.25 mln seed

Austin, Texas-based Stoplight, an enterprise API lifecycle company, has secured $3.25 million in seed funding. Bill Wood Ventures led the round with participation from NextGen Venture Partners, Next Coast Ventures, Social Starts and Capital Factory.

Tiny raises $4 mln led by BlueRun

Palo Alto, California-based Tiny, provider of a rich-text editing platform, announced that it raised $4 million in Series A funding led by BlueRun Ventures. Additionally, the company introduced a cloud file management system, Tiny Drive, and a preview of a new user interface in the upcoming version 5 of TinyMCE. BlueRun Partner Jeff Tannenbaum wrote more about why the firm invested in a Medium blog post.

Hopper raises $100 mln in round led by OMERS Ventures

Hopper said Oct. 3 that it raised $100 million in a Series D round led by OMERS Ventures. Existing investors Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Accomplice, Brightspark Ventures, Investissement Québec, BDC Capital IT Venture Fund, and new investor Citi Ventures participated in the round. Hopper is a travel booking app.

Truebill secures $5 mln in funding

San Francisco-based Truebill, which provides a platform that helps users control finances, announced it has raised $5 million in Series A funding. Investors include Cota Capital, Social Capital, Day One Ventures and individual investors David Marcus (head of blockchain at Facebook and former president of PayPal), Neil Blumenthal (co-founder of Warby Parker), Dave Gilboa (co-founder of Warby Parker), Jawed Karim (co-founder of YouTube), Troy Carter (partner at Cross Culture Ventures), Marc Katz (co-founder of Custom Ink) and Hiten Shah (co-founder of Crazy Egg and KISSMetrics) among others. The company also announced Haroon Mokhtarzada, former chief executive of Webs.com, as CEO of Truebill. He co-founded Truebill in 2015 with his brothers, Yahya and Idris Mokhtarzada.

CTERA Networks gathers $30 mln Series D

New York City and Israel-based CTERA Networks, a provider of secure enterprise file services, has raised $30 million in Series D funding. Red Dot Capital Partners led the round with participation from Singtel Innov8, Benchmark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco, Venrock, Vintage Investment Partners and Viola Group.