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Biodesy raises $20 mln

Biodesy Inc said Sept. 10 that it raised $20 million Series C financing led by Alexandria Venture Investments and supported by existing investors 5AM Ventures, Pfizer Ventures and Roche Venture Fund. Ariel G. Notcovich has also joined Biodesy, a biomolecule characterization company, as CEO. Notcovich previously held scientific leadership positions at Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.

Silicon Line raises 8.2 mln euros

Silicon Line GmbH said Sept. 10 that it raised 8.2 million euros ($9.5 million) in Series B funding led by Capital-E. Other investors include LRM, Munich Venture Partners and Unixtar. Silicon Line GmbH, of Munich, develops and provides power optical link technology for the consumer electronics as well as commercial and industrial markets.

Evaneos raises $80 mln

Evaneos SA has raised $80 million in financing from investors including Partech Partners, Level Equity Management and Quadrille Capital. Evaneos, of France, provides a marketplace for long-haul vacations. Arma Partners provided financial advice to Evaneos.

Boston Scientific agrees to buy VC-backed Augmenix for up to $600 mln

Boston Scientific has agreed to acquire Waltham, Massachusetts-based Augmenix, which develops radiation oncology products to treat prostate cancer. The deal includes $500 million in cash, and up to $100 million based on milestones. Augmenix, previously known as SpaceOAR and founded in 2008, had raised funding from Excelestar Ventures, Ascension Health Ventures, Catalyst Health Ventures, Pinnacle Ventures and the Sparta Group.

MissionOG gathers $60.9 mln for sophomore fund

Philadelphia-based MissionOG, an early-to-growth stage venture firm, has raised $60.9 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $100 million.

Sonatype picks up $80 mln in TPG-led round

Fulton, Maryland-based Sonatype, a provider of automated open source governance, has secured $80 million in funding. TPG led the round with participation from Accel, Goldman Sachs Group and Hummer Winblad.

China's Meituan Dianping to focus on domestic market after $4.4 billion Hong Kong IPO: Reuters

China’s Meituan Dianping, an online food delivery-to-ticketing services platform, confirmed it had filed for an up to $4.4 billion Hong Kong IPO and said it will focus on its domestic business instead of overseas expansion in the near future, Reuters reported.

Ordermark inks $9.5 mln Series A

Ordermark, a provider of online ordering management solutions for restaurants, has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding. Nosara Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Vertical Venture Partners, Techstars Ventures, Riverpark Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, TenOneTen, Mucker Capital, Act One Ventures and AARD Capital.

Khosla Ventures backs Scipher Medicine

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Scipher Medicine, a developer of a molecular technology platform that can predict if a patient will actually respond to a particular drug therapy has closed its latest funding, raising a total tally of $10 million. Khosla Ventures led the latest round.

PagerDuty grabs $90 mln Series D

PagerDuty, a digital operations management platform, has raised $90 million in Series D funding. The investors were T. Rowe Price Associates Inc, Wellington Management, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners.