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Topbox snags funding from Flyover Capital

Topbox, a provider of customer touchpoint intelligence software, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The backer was Flyover Capital.

Upfront Ventures leads Series A round for Inboard Technology

Santa Cruz, California-based Inboard Technology, an electric skateboard creator, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. Upfront Ventures led the round.

VC-backed Fundbox announces three appointments

San Francisco-based Fundbox, a provider of small business credit and payment solutions, has named Rose Zhong as vice president of finance, Sebastian Rymarz as chief business officer and Prashant Fuloria as chief operations officer. Zhong is a former finance executive at Uber. Rymarz initially joined Fundbox to help set corporate strategy and build out the finance, risk and analytics teams while Fuloria first came on board as the firm's chief product officer. Fundbox's backers include Spark Capital Growth, Bezos Expeditions, General Catalyst Partners, Khosla Ventures, SV Angel and former CitiGroup CEO Vikram Pandit.

White Mountains to back Easterly Partners Group

White Mountains has agreed to provide growth funding to Boston and New York-based Easterly Partners Group, an asset management holding company that owns stakes in third-party asset management businesses. No financial terms were disclosed.

TaskEasy picks up $22 mln Series C

Salt Lake City-based TaskEasy, a provider of lawn maintenance services, has secured $22 million in Series C funding. River Cities Capital led the round with participation from Camber Creek, Moderne Ventures, Grotech Ventures, Access Venture Partners and Delta Electronics Capital.

NEA promotes Jacobson to partner, adds Patel as venture partner

New Enterprise Associates announced the promotion of Aaron Jacobson to partner. And the firm added Dr. Kavita Patel as a venture partner on its healthcare team. Jacobson is an early-stage tech investor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He joined the firm in 2011.

B2B payment platform PayStand fetches $6 mln Series A

PayStand, a B2B payment platform, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. BlueRun Ventures led the round with participation from Cervin Ventures, Serra Ventures, TiE and Capital for Founders.

Healthy snacks company TRUE Jerky to snag funding

One Thousand & One Voices, a private family capital fund, has agreed to provide funding to San Francisco-based TRUE Jerky, a healthy snack foods company. No financial terms were disclosed.

Atomist gathers $22 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Atomist, a newly launched platform for developers, has raised $22 million in Series A funding. The investors were Accel and Matrix Partners.

Digital art frame creator Meural lands $5 mln Series A

New York City-based Meural, a creator of a digital art frame, has secured $5 million in Series A funding. Corigin Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included NETGEAR and Resolute Venture Partners.