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Cigna forms corporate venture fund, commits $250 mln

Health service company Cigna has launched Cigna Ventures, a new corporate venture fund focused on healthcare startups. Cigna has committed $250 million to Cigna Ventures for its debut fund.

Reprieve Cardiovascular snaps up $7 mln

Reprieve Cardiovascular, a medical device company focused on patients suffering from acute decompensated heart failure, has secured $7 million in financing. The investors included Abiomed Inc. RenalGuard launched Reprieve Cardiovascular.

HyperGrid procures $25 mln Series C

San Jose, California-based HyperGrid, a provider of an intelligence cloud management platform, has secured $25 million in Series C funding. HighBar Partners and Atlantic Bridge Capital led the round with participation from Acero Capital.

DV Partners backs Technori

Chicago-based Technori, an active startup platform, has secured a seven-figure investment. DV Partners was the lead investor.

Loan broker Lendela pulls in $940K seed

Singapore-based loan broker Lendela has secured $940,000 in seed financing. Cocoon Capital and IMO Ventures led the round.

Pendo fetches $50 mln in Sapphire Ventures-led round

Raleigh, North Carolina-based Pendo, a product cloud creator for digital products and data-driven product teams, has secured $50 million in funding. Sapphire Ventures led the round.

ExoCoBio takes in $27 mln Series B

South Korea-based ExoCoBio Inc, an exosome startup, has raised about $27 million in Series B funding. The investors included Seven Tree Equity Partners, Csquared Global Asset Management, TS Investment Partners, K2 Investment, Intervest, KDB Capital, Atinum Investment, GU Equity Partners and Quantum Ventures Korea.

Secure Code Warrior picks up $3.5 mln

Secure Code Warrior, a secure application development platform provider, has raised $3.5 million in funding. Paladin Capital Group led the round with participation from AirTree Ventures.

Epic Sciences lands $52 mln Series E

San Diego-based Epic Sciences Inc, a developer of solutions to personalize and advance cancer treatment and management, has secured $52 million in Series E funding. Blue Ox Healthcare Partners LLC led the round.

Q4 snags $38 mln Series C

Q4 Inc, a provider of cloud-based investor relations and capital market solutions, has raised $38 million in Series C financing. Napier Park Financial Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included OpenText Enterprise Apps Fund, Information Venture Partners and Espresso Capital.