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Delta Partners leads funding round for mobile cybersecurity startup Corrata

Dublin-based Corrata, a mobile cybersecurity startup, has raised 1.3 million euros in funding. Delta Partners led the round.

Ansun BioPharma attracts $85 mln Series A

San Diego-based Ansun BioPharma, a developer of anti-viral biologic therapeutics to combat severe viral respiratory tract infections, has closed $85 million in Series A financing. Sinopharm Healthcare Fund and Lilly Asia Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Lyfe Capital, Yuanming Capital, Matrix Partners China, 3e Bioventures Capital, Oceanpine Capital, VI Ventures and Joincap Investment.

Celsius Therapeutics snags $65 mln Series A

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Celsius Therapeutics, which translates single-cell genomic insights into precision therapeutics for autoimmune diseases and cancer, has raised $65 million in Series A financing. Third Rock Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included GV, Heritage Provider Network, Casdin Capital and Alexandria Venture Investments.

Hu Products lands Series A funding

New York City-based Hu Products, a maker of organic, paleo and vegan chocolate, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. The lead investor was Sonoma Brands.

OpenView leads Series C funding of Auvik Networks

Waterloo, Ontario-based Auvik Networks Inc, a provider of network monitoring and management software for managed service providers, announced it has raised CAD$20 million ($15.6 million) in a Series C round of funding. Existing investor OpenView led the round with participation from return investors Celtic House Venture Partners and Rho Canada Ventures. The company was founded in 2011.

Benchmark leads $50 mln funding of online grocer Good Eggs

San Francisco-based, Good Eggs, provider of an online grocer and delivery service, announced it has raised $50 million in new funding led by Benchmark. Existing investors Index Ventures, Obvious Ventures, S2G Ventures, DNS Capital, Uprising and Collaborative Fund also participated. Benchmark General Partner Bill Gurley will join the company as part of the funding round.

AnyDesk raises Series A round led by EQT Ventures

Stuttgart, Germany-based AnyDesk, provider of remote desktop software, announced it has raised a Series A round of €6.5 million ($7.8 million). EQT Ventures led the round, with participation from angel investors, including Chris Hitchen, and existing investor Andreas Burike. The company was founded in 2014 by Philipp Weiser, Olaf Liebe and Andreas Mähler.

NEA considering large portfolio secondary sale, reports says

New Enterprise Associates is reportedly moving to sell a large piece of its portfolio in an effort to return capital to its limited partners, according to a news report in The Wall Street Journal.

Venture Investors targeting $100 mln for healthcare fund

Venture Investors is raising a sixth healthcare venture fund targeted at $100 million, according to a regulatory filing. The firm is led by James Adox, David Arnstein, Scott Button, John Neis, and Paul Weiss, with offices in Madison, Wisconsin, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

OpenView wraps up Fund V with more than $296 mln

Boston-based OpenView, an expansion-stage investor which has backed Balihoo, ExactTarget and Mashery, among others, has closed its fifth fund with $296.75 million in commitments, according to a regulatory filing. The commitments came from 23 investors, the filing reports. The firm was initially seeking $250 million, as reported last year, which is the same size as its fourth fund in 2014.