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OJO Labs picks up $20.5 mln Series B

Austin, Texas-based OJO Labs, a learning chatbot provider, has raised $20.5 million in Series B funding. The investors included LiveOak Venture Partners, Silverton Partners, Realogy Holdings Corp., Royal Bank of Canada, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures and ServiceMaster.

VC-backed EAT Club buys Farm Hill's personal meal business

EAT Club has acquired San Francisco Bay Area-based Farm Hill's personal meal business. No financial terms were disclosed. EAT Club's backers include August Capital, Trinity Ventures, First Round Capital and Sodexo.

Indee Labs inks $2.6 mln

Berkeley, California and Sydney, Australia-based Indee Labs, a developer of hardware for gene delivery, has raised $2.6 million in funding. Founders Fund led the round with participation from other investors that included Main Sequence Ventures.

Accent Therapeutics procures $40 mln Series A

Lexington, Massachusetts-based Accent Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treating cancer patients, has raised $40 million in Series A funding. The investors were The Column Group, Atlas Venture and EcoR1 Capital.

Incopro snags $21 mln

London-based Incopro, an online IP and brand protection company, has secured $21 million in funding. The investor was Highland Europe. Houlihan Loukey was financial adviser to Incopro on the deal. In addition to the funding. Sam Brooks and Gajan Rajanathan from Highland Europe will join Incopro's board of directors.

British job search engine Adzuna bags Series C

UK-based Adzuna, a job search engine, has secured 8 million pounds in Series C funding. The investor was Smedvig Capital.

SVB Capital raises $392 mln Sprout Endurance Partners fund

SVB Capital has raised a $392 million Sprout Endurance Partners venture capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Sapphire Ventures adds Levine as partner

Sapphire Ventures has named Paul Levine as a partner. Recently, Levine was president and chief operating officer at Trulia.

NVCA appoints Battery Ventures GP to board

The National Venture Capital Association has named Michael Brown to its board of directors. Brown is a general partner at Battery Ventures.

PetPlate nabs $4 mln seed

PetPlate, a subscription service that delivers fresh-cooked pet meals, has secured $4 million in seed funding. Dane Creek Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Amity Supply, SWAT Equity, The Yard Ventures, Castor Ventures and BrandProject.