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Greenlight Planet inks $60 mln

Greenlight Planet Inc, a solar home energy company, has raised $60 million in funding. Apis Partners led the round with participation from Eight Roads Ventures and Bamboo Capital Partners.

NGDATA picks up over $19 mln Series C

Belgium-based NGDATA, a provider of customer experience management solutions, has raised over $19 million in Series C funding. HPE Growth Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Idinvest Partners, Pamica, SmartFin Capital, Capricorn Venture Partners and Nausicaa Ventures.

Integrated Biometrics nabs $2 mln

Spartanburg, South Carolina-based Integrated Biometrics, a maker of FBI-certified fingerprint sensors, has raised $2 million in funding. The investors were not named.

Spanish cybersecurity company Continuum Security grabs funding

Continuum Security, a Spain-based cybersecurity company, has secured 1.5 million euros in funding. Swanlaab Venture Factory led the round with participation from JME Venture Capital and Sonae IM.

Earny scores $9 mln Series A

Santa Monica, California-based Earny, a personal finance service, has raised $9 million in Series A funding. Mayfield led the round with participation from Comcast Ventures and Science Inc.

Molecular diagnostics company Qvella hauls in $20 mln Series B

Qvella, a Canadian molecular diagnostics company, has secured $20 million in Series B financing. The investors included RA Capital, Whitecap Venture Partners, Hatteras Ventures, Sands Capital and bioMérieux.

Food and beverage company Powerful lands $4 mln

Miami-based Powerful, a food and beverage company, has raised $4 million from two separate funding rounds. The investors included Cambridge Companies SPG, River Hallow Partners and Gerber Finance.

SEC’s new cyber unit files first charges, against PlexCorps ICO for alleged fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency asset freeze to stop an initial coin offering fraud, the agency announced Dec. 4. The ICO falsely promised investors a 13-fold profit in less than a month and had raised as much as $15 million since August, according to a news release.

Astral Capital raises $48.9 mln venture fund

Astral Capital has raised a $48.9 million venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

SharesPost to run ICO for Finom AG

SharesPost Financial Corp. said it has been selected to run an initial coin offering for Finom AG, a cryptocurrency transaction and mining company.