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Australian esports media network Gamurs grabs $2.2 mln

Sydney, Australia-based Gamurs, an esports media network, has secured $2.2 million in funding. The investors included Alium Capital.

TFO Synapse Venture Fund raises $18 mln toward venture-capital fund

TFO Synapse Venture Fund I has raised $18 million toward a $100 million maiden venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Commercial real estate broker TenantBase fetches $10.7 mln

Santa Monica, California-based TenantBase Inc, a commercial real estate brokerage firm, has raised $10.7 million in funding. Stonecutter TenantBase Investors LLC, an affiliate of New York-based Stonecutter Capital led the round.

Cantos Ventures to raise $20 mln for second fund

Cantos Ventures has set a $20 million target for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The venture firm invests in industrial and frontier technologies.

CRM platform Kustomer snags $26 mln Series B

New York City-based Kustomer, a modern CRM platform for customer experience, service, and support, has raised $26 million in Series B financing. Redpoint Ventures led the round with participation from Canaan Partners, Boldstart Ventures, Social Leverage and Cisco Investments. In addition to the funding, Tomasz Tunguz, a partner at Redpoint Ventures, will join Kustomer's board of directors.

Influential nabs $12 mln Seies B

Las Vegas and Beverly Hills-based Influential, an AI-powered influencer marketplace, has secured $12 million in Series B financing. Capital Zed and Europlay Capitol Advisors led the round with participation from WME.

Sequoia leads Series A round for RideOS

RideOS, a technology platform designed to accelerate the roll-out of self-driving vehicles, has raised $9 million in Series A funding. Sequoia Capital led the round with participation from Graph Ventures and SV Angel. In conjunction with the funding, Sequoia Partner Mike Vernal has joined the RideOS board of directors.

Skylight taps Bessemer VP for CEO

Skylight, a provider of a connected touchscreen photo frame, has named Michael Segal as CEO. Previously, Segal was vice president at Bessemer Venture Partners.

Battery Ventures backs Israeli cybersecurity firm CHEQ

Tel Aviv-based CHEQ, a cybersecurity company, has secured $5 million in Series A funding. The investor was Battery Ventures. In addition to the funding, Itzik Parnafes, a general partner at Battery, is joining the CHEQ board.

True Ventures to raise $325 mln third select fund

True Ventures has set out to raise a $325 million third select fund, according to a filing with the SEC.