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Puppet collects $42 mln

Portland, Oregon-based Puppet, a standard for automating the delivery and operation of the software, has secured $42 million in funding. Cisco Investments led the round with participation from EDBI, Kleiner Perkins, True Ventures and VMware.

Cibus nets $70 mln Series C

Cibus, a provider of gene editing technologies for directed mutagenesis, has raised $70 million in Series C funding. Fidelity Management and Research Company led the round with participation from other investors that included Alexandria Venture Investments and Cormorant Asset Management.

Menlo Ventures leads funding round in Everlaw

Berkeley, California-based Everlaw, provider of collaborative litigation software, announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding. Menlo Ventures led the round, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, which led the company's $8 million Series A round in early 2016. Other investors have included K9 Ventures and Ulu Ventures. Everlaw, founded in 2010, has now raised more than $34 million.

Yoobic gathers $25 mln

London-based Yoobic, a platform that provides real-time monitoring of retail operations, has raised $25 million in funding. Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from Felix Capital.

Financial media company TastyTrade fetches $20 mln from TCV

Chicago-based TastyTrade, a financial media company, has raised $20 million in funding. The investor was TCV.

High Fidelity lands $35 mln Series D

High Fidelity, an open-source distributed VR platform, has raised $35 million in Series D funding. Galaxy Digital Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Blockchain Capital, Breyer Capital, IDG Capital Partners and Vulcan Capital.

Ceres Imaging picks up $25 mln Series B

California-based Ceres Imaging, an aerial spectral imagery and analytics company, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. The investors were Insight Venture Partners and Romulus Capital.

Appello Pharmaceuticals inks $10.5 mln Series A

Nashville-based Appello Pharmaceuticals, a preclinical-stage company focused on treating Parkinson’s disease, has secured $10.5 million in Series A financing. Deerfield Management and Mountain Group Partners led the round.

Wellness tech company Fitplan grabs $4.7 mln

Los Angeles-based Fitplan Technologies, a wellness technology company, has raised $4.7 million in funding. The lead investors are Lerer Hippeau, Bullpen, Advanceit and Imaginary VC.

Bento for Business raises $9 mln growth round

Chicago-based Bento for Business, a provider of financial management solutions for small and mid-size businesses, announced it has raised $9 million in growth-stage funding. Edison Partners led the round. The company was founded in 2013 and previously raised $9,5 million.