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SharesPost raises $15 mln from LUN Partners and Kenetic Capital

SharesPost said it raised $15 million of Series C capital in a round led by LUN Partners and Kenetic Capital. As part of the deal, Jehan Chu, founder of Kenetic Capital, and Peilung Li, founder of LUN Partners Group, have joined the board.

Calm raises $27 mln

Calm said June 20 that it raised $27 million in Series A funding led by Insight Venture Partners. Also participating were Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures and singer Harry Styles. Calm previously raised $1.5 million from seed investors. Calm is an app for meditation, mindfulness and sleep.

Think3 buys MyAlerts

Think3 said June 20 that it acquired MyAlerts Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. MyAlerts, of Minneapolis, is an e-commerce marketing platform used by retail and consumer sites to capture purchase intent.

Travel activities site Peek raises $23 mln for international expansion

San Francisco-based Peek, which develops software for tour operators and travel activity providers, has raised $23 million in Series B funding round, the company said. Cathay Innovation, the venture fund of private equity firm Cathay Capital, led the round.Other investors include Kayak co-founder Paul English. Peek, founded in 2012 by Ruzwana Bashir and Oskar Bruening, has now raised about $40 million in total financing and is using the latest backing to expand to Europe and China.

Active delivery platform Convey pockets $10 mln

Austin-based Convey, an active delivery platform, has raised $10 million in funding. The investors included Silverton Partners, Techstars Venture Capital Fund, RPM Ventures and NextGen.

Vbrick raises $20 mln from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Acme Nova, Adams Capital

Vbrick said it raised $20 million in a deal led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and joined by existing investors Acme Nova and Adams Capital.

Dynepic raises $675,000 from Good Growth Capital, Black Lab Sports, Charleston Angel Partners, Techstars.

Dynepic said it raised $675,000 from Good Growth Capital, Black Lab Sports, Charleston Angel Partners and Techstars. The company, which completed the Techstars Boulder program, has now raised $1.5 million.

Micrima raises about $5.8 mln from Technology Venture Partners, Angel CoFund, Venture Founders, others

Micrima said it raised about $5.8 million from Technology Venture Partners, The Angel CoFund, Venture Founders and several returning and new individual investors. The company has now raised about $14.1 million.

Falkonry picks up $4.6 mln Series A

Sunnyvale, California-based Falkonry, a provider of operational machine learning for global 2000 industrial companies, has raised $4.6 million in Series A funding. Presidio Ventures led the round with participation from Fortive Corporation, Basis Set Ventures, Polaris Partners, Start Smart Labs and Zetta Venture Partners.

Decibel Therapeutics rakes in $55 mln Series C

Boston-based Decibel Therapeutics, a developer of treatments for hearing loss and hearing-related disorders, has raised $55 million in Series C financing. The investors included Third Rock Ventures, GV, SR One, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Foresite Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Schroder Adveq, S-Cubed and Longevity.