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Empiric Health recruits LaFond as chief service officer

Empiric Health has named Becca LaFond as chief service officer. Previously, LaFond was managing director at Huron Healthcare. Empiric Health is backed by Intermountain Healthcare.

Slingshot Aerospace inks $3.25 mln

Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace, a satellite data startup, has raised $3.25 million in funding. ATX Seed Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Okapi Venture Capital, Sway Ventures and NoName Ventures.

Talenya picks up $3 mln

Israel-based Talenya, a technology-based recruitment company, has raised $3 million in funding. The investors included Lool Ventures and Gal Ventures.

Aeonian Pharmaceuticals snags seed funding

Aeonian Pharmaceuticals Inc, a biopharmaceutical company, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed financing. Apollo Ventures led the round. In conjunction with the funding, James Peyer, a managing partner of Apollo Ventures, has joined Aeonian's board of directors.

Linear Health Sciences fetches $1.5 mln

Oklahoma Ciy-based Linear Health Sciences, a developer of the Orchid Safety Release Valve, has secured $1.538 million in funding. The lead investor was i2E Inc.

ESS nets $13 mln Series B

ESS Inc., a maker of flow energy storage systems, has raised $13 million in Series B funding. The investors included BASF, Cycle Capital Management, Presidio Partners Investment Management, InfraPartners Management and Pangaea Ventures.

Heartbeat attracts $1 mln seed

Heartbeat, a two-way brand endorsement platform, has raised $1 million in seed funding. Sinai Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Right Side Capital Management.

Aspiration takes in $47 mln Series B

Marina Del Rey, California-based Aspiration, a financial firm "with a conscience," has secured $47 million in Series B funding. Social Impact Finance led the round with other investors that included Allen and Company, Omidyar Network, Alpha Edison, AGO Partners, Reyl & Cie, Capricorn Investments and Orlando Bloom.

Anderson joins Scale Venture Partners

Scale Venture Partners has named Eric Anderson as a principal, according to a blog post on the firm's site. Previously, Anderson worked at Google where he served as a product manager in the data analytics and machine learning group within Google Cloud.

Simility lands $17.5 mln in Accel-led round

Palo Alto, California-based Simility, a provider of fraud prevention solutions, has raised $17.5 million in funding. Accel led the round with participation from PayPal Inc, The Valley Fund and Trinity Ventures.