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Consumer credit platform Upgrade inks $62 mln Series C

San Francisco-based Upgrade Inc, a consumer credit platform, has raised $62 million in Series C funding. CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund led the round.

MyAgData nabs $2 mln

Effingham, Illinois-based MyAgData, an agricultural-focused data analytics company, has secured $2 million in funding. The investor was Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund.

Nylas rakes in $16.2 mln Series B

San Francisco-based Nylas, a provider of modern APIs for email, calendars and contacts, has raised $16.2 million in Series B funding. Spark Capital led the round with participation from Slack Ventures, Industry Ventures, ScaleUp, 8VC, Great Oaks Capital, Rubicon Venture Capital and John Chambers' personal fund. In addition to the funding, Andrew Parker, a general partner at Spark Capital, will join Nylas' board of directors.

Rakuten Aspyrian scores $150 mln Series C

California, Japan and Germany-based Rakuten Aspyrian, a developer of precision-targeted cancer therapies, has raised $150 million in Series C financing. The lead investor was Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten Inc.

ApoGen fetches $11 mln Series A

Seattle-based ApoGen Biotechnologies Inc, a cancer drug developer, has raised $11 million in Series A financing. The investors included M Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Dr. Keno Gutierrez, an investment director at M Ventures, has joined ApoGen's board of directors.

German biotech firm C-LEcta picks up funding

C-LEcta, a German biotech company, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors were Capricorn Venture Partners and German investment firm bm|t.

Danish plant-food startup Simple Feast grabs $12 mln Series A

Simple Feast, a Danish plant-food startup, has secured $12 million in Series A funding. Balderton Capital led the round with participation from 14W.

Vestigo Ventures raises $58.9 mln for venture-capital fund

Vestigo Ventures said it has raised a $58.9 million early-stage venture-capital fund to focus on fintech investments.

German temporary business housing platform Homelike rakes in $14 mln

Homelike, a German online B2B platform for furnished temporary housing, has raised $14 million in funding. Spark Capital led the round with participation from return backers Cherry Ventures, Lürssen and coparion.

Andreessen Horowitz unveils fund to link companies to cultural leaders

Andreessen Horowitz unveiled a Cultural Leadership Fund with the dual aim of encouraging more young African Americans to enter the technology industry and linking tech companies to cultural leaders, including those from the African American community.