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First Analysis wraps up thirteenth fund at $91 mln

First Analysis, a mid-stage venture firm, has closed its thirteenth fund at $91 million. First Analysis focuses on technology and healthcare investing.

AI startup Perceptive Automata emerges from stealth with seed funding from First Round

Somerville, Massachusetts-based Perceptive Automata, provider of AI technology for autonomous vehicles, has emerged from stealth and announced it has raised $3 million in seed funding. Investors include First Round Capital and Slow Ventures.

Pegasus Solar attracts $10 mln Series A

Pegasus Solar, a maker of rooftop mounting systems for solar installations, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Ecosystem Integrity Fund led the round with participation from other investors that included Okapi Capital.

Israel Cleantech Ventures to raise a $75 mln third venture-capital fund

Israel Cleantech Ventures has set out to raise a $75 million third venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Lumiata raises $11 mln from Khosla, BlueCross BlueShield, Sandbox, Intel Capital, others

Lumiata said it raised $11 million in a round co-led by Khosla Ventures and BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners.

Virtudent picks up $8 mln Series A

Virtudent, a provider of mobile dental clinics and tele-dentistry services for employers, has raised $8 million in Series A financing. The lead investor was .406 Ventures. Other participants in the round were SpringRock Ventures and The Sparta Group.

Long Hill Capital racks up over $252 mln for second fund

Long Hill Capital Venture Partners has raised over $252 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The Shanghai-based firm invests in technology-enabled healthcare and consumer companies.

Lightspeed collects $750 mln for twelfth fund, also raises $1.05 bln for third select fund

Lightspeed Venture Partners has closed its twelfth fund at $750 million. Also, the early-stage venture firm has closed its third select fund at $1.05 billion. Fund XII will focus on the enterprise and consumer sectors while Select Fund III will complement the firm’s early-stage fund strategy with follow-on rounds in existing Lightspeed portfolio companies as well as make new investments in companies "that have demonstrated compelling product-market fit, strong fundamentals and scalability."

AT&T to buy VC-backed AlienVault

AT&T plans on acquiring San Mateo, California-based AlienVault, a cybersecurity and crowd-sourced threat management platform. No financial terms were disclosed. AlienVault's backers include Institutional Venture Partners, Trident Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, GGV Capital, Correlation Ventures, Intel Capital, Jackson Square Ventures and Top Tier Capital Partners.

Kyligence snags $15 mln Series B

Shanghai and Santa Clara, California-based Kyligence, a data analytics company, has secured $15 million in Series B funding. Eight Roads Ventures led the round with participation from return backers Redpoint Ventures, Cisco, China Broadband Capital and Shunwei Capital.