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M2P Consulting taps Lymbersky as partner

M2P Consulting, an international strategy and transformation consultancy, has named Dr. Christoph Lymbersky as a partner. In his role, Lymbersky will be responsible for the firm's venture and capital partners business unit. Previously, Lymbersky was managing director of the venture fund T-Venture.

Buildup lands $7 mln Series A

Palo Alto, California-based Buildup, a mobile collaboration and task management platform for construction jobsites, has secured $7 million in Series A funding. The investors included TLV Partners, UpWest Labs, 01 Ventures and Abstract Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Eitan Bek, a managing partner at TLV Partners, will join the Buildup board of directors.

Target Partners adds analyst to team

Munich-based Target Partners, a venture firm, has named Johannes Landgraf as an analyst. In his role, Landgraf will focus on research covering various industries and new technologies. He will also be involved in due diligence for evaluating startups.

Digital health company Oviva hauls in $12 mln Series A

Digital health company Oviva has secured $12 million in Series A funding. The investors were Albion Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime Capital Partners, Partech Ventures and Walking Ventures.

Tom Ingersoll joins Space Capital Partners, which is targeting $50 mln for first venture fund

Space Capital Partners has raised $5.7 million of a targeted $50 million for its inaugural venture fund, according to a regulatory filing. The New York firm invests in the commercial space industry, according to its website, and is led by Chad Anderson and Joseph Landon. The filing also lists Tom Ingersoll as a general partner, and he confirmed his new role to VCJ. Thus far, 16 investors have committed to the fund, according to the filing.

Locus Robotics snags $25 mln Series B

Locus Robotics, a provider of autonomous, mobile robots for use in ecommerce fulfillment warehouses, has secured $25 million in Series B funding. Scale Venture Partners led the round. Choate Hall & Stewart LLP was legal counsel to Locus Robotics on the transaction.

Pixvana attracts $14 mln Series A

Seattle-based Pixvana, a virtual reality technology startup, has raised $14 million in Series A funding. Vulcan Capital led the round with participation from Raine Ventures, Microsoft Ventures, Cisco Investments, Hearst Ventures and Madrona Venture Group.

VC-backed FanDuel names King as new CEO

Fantasy sports company FanDuel has appointed Matt King as its new CEO, effective immediately. King, a former chief financial officer at FanDuel and ex-director at KKR, is succeeding Nigel Eccles, who is leaving the company and quitting the board of directors to focus on his next venture. FanDuel's backers include KKR, Google Capital, Time Warner/Turner Sports, Shamrock Capital, NBC Sports Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Pentech Ventures, Piton Capital and Bullpen Capital.

WorldQuant recruits Danchak as MD

WorldQuant Ventures has named Mark Danchak as a managing director. Previously, Danchak worked at Carbon6 Ventures where he was a partner.

Crosslink Capital targets $250 mln for eighth fund

Crosslink Capital is seeking to raise $250 million for its eighth fund, according to an SEC filing. In February 2015, the San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm raised $170 million for its seventh fund.