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Embodied raises $22 mln of Series A capital

Embodied said it raised $22 million of Series A capital in a round led by Calibrate Ventures and joined by new investor JAZZ Venture Partners. Jason Schoettler from Calibrate and Andrew Firlik from JAZZ will join the board.

Beamery pulls in $28 mln

Beamery, an HR recruitment software provider, has raised $28 million in funding, according to a blog post. The investors were EQT Partners and M12.

Stensul raises $7 mln Series A

New York City-based Stensul Inc, a technology company focused on email marketing, has closed $7 million in Series A funding. Javelin Venture Partners led the round with participation from Arthur Ventures, First Round Capital, Uncork Capital, Lowercase Capital and Scott McCorkle, former President of ExactTarget.

VC-backed DigitalOcean recruits Templeton as CEO

DigitalOcean, a cloud platform for developers and their teams, has named Mark Templeton as CEO. His appointment begins July 1, 2018. Templeton is the former president and CEO of Citrix Systems. DigitalOcean’s backers include Andreessen Horowitz, IA Ventures, Techstars and Access Industries.

Sequoia Capital to raise six venture and growth funds in U.S., China, India

Sequoia Capital filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise six venture-capital and growth funds in the United States, China and India, the filings show.

Seal Software raises $30 mln from Toba Capital

Seal Software said it raised $30 million from existing investor Toba Capital. The company also announced a partnership with DocuSign.

Gotham Greens scores $29 mln Series C

New York-based Gotham Greens, an urban greenhouse developer and grower of locally and sustainably grown produce, has raised $29 million in Series C funding. The investors included Silverman Group and Creadev.

Jerusalem Venture Partners raises $168.4 mln for eighth venture-capital fund

Jerusalem Venture Partners has raised $168.4 million toward a $200 million eighth venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Finless Foods raises $3.5 mln led by Draper Associates

Berkeley, California-based Finless Foods, which uses cellular biology to make lab-grown seafood, raised a $3.5 million funding round led by Draper Associates. Other investors in the round include Softmatter VC, Starlight, U-Start Club, Blue Horizon, Hemisphere Ventures, Babel Ventures, Yakumi Investment, Olive Tree Capital and Harrison Blue Ventures. The company, founded last year by biochemists Michael Selden and Bryan Wyrwas, previously raised early funding from the San Francisco accelerator IndieBio and Hatch, a Norwegian aquaculture accelerator. Finless has also received investment from Hi-Food, an Italian company founded by food scientists.

Veterinary fintech company Scratchpay raises Series A

Los Angeles-based Scratchpay Financial, which provides financial services for the veterinary care industry, announced it has raised $6.4 million in Series A funding. The Companion Fund, a pet care-focused fund launched this year by Mars Petcare, led the round. TTV Capital, Struck Capital and SWS Venture Capital also participated in the round. Scratchpay was founded in 2016 by John Keatley and Caleb Morse.