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Genesis Park targets $250 mln for sophomore fund

Houston-based private equity firm Genesis Park has raised over $148.5 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $250 million.

Quidd raises $13 mln Series A in Sequoia led round

Quidd said it raised $13 million of Series A capital in a round led by Sequoia Capital and joined by existing investors.

LogDNA collects $7 mln Series A

LogDNA, a log management platform, has secured $7 million in Series A funding. Initialized Capital led the round.

First Round names Hayley Barna as general partner

First Round Capital has named Hayley Barna as a general partner, according to a blog post.

Brazilian fintech startup SmartMEI grabs seed funding

Brazil-based fintech startup and mobile platform SmartMEI has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding. The backers were Accion Venture Lab and Canary Ventures.

CargoX scores $20 mln Series C

CargoX, a tech company that offers trucking services for corporations, has secured $20 million in Series C funding. Goldman Sachs led the round with participation from Soros, Qualcomm Ventures, Agility Logistics, Valor Capital Group and Oscar Salazar, co-founder of Uber.

Retail intelligence platform ThirdChannel inks $7 mln Series A

ThirdChannel, a retail intelligence platform, has raised $7 million in Series A funding. Fung Capital led the round.

NeuVector fetches $7 mln Series A

NeuVector, a container firewall company, has raised $7 million in Series A funding. Hummer Winblad Venture Partners led the round.

Coconut Software nets C$4.2 mln in Information VP-led Series A

Coconut Software Corp, a Saskatoon-based appointment scheduling software provider, has raised C$4.2 million in a Series A financing. Canadian venture capital firm Information Venture Partners led the round and was joined by ScaleUp Ventures and StandUp Ventures. PIC Investment Group and Bay Partners, which contributed to the company’s seed funding about a year ago, also invested. Founded in 2011 by CEO Katherine Regnier, Coconut provides a technology solution that helps large enterprises manage millions of appointments and deliver service securely to customers. It will use the funds raised for expansion plans in Saskatoon and Toronto.

Matic Insurance Services locks in $7 mln Series A

Matic Insurance Services, a digital insurance agency whose technology enables borrowers to purchase homeowner's insurance during the mortgage transaction, has raised $7 million in Series A funding. The investors included Anthemis and ManchesterStory Group.