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Opendorse inks $3.5 mln Series A

Opendorse, an athlete marketing platform, has raised $3.5 million in Series A financing. Serra Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Flyover Capital.

Cayuga collects $29.9 mln for fifth venture fund

Cayuga has raised $29.9 million for its fifth venture fund, according to an SEC filing. No target was listed on the document. Based in Ithaca, New York, Cayuga invests in New York startups.

VC-backed Kobalt racks up $600 mln for second music royalties fund

Kobalt, a music services company, has raised $600 million for its second music royalties fund. The fund's investors include UK pension fund RPMI Railpen. Kobalt's backers include Section 32, Bill Maris' new venture fund.

Smartkarma snags Series B

Smartkarma, a provider of Asian investment research, has closed its Series B funding round, raising its total tally to $21 million. Sequoia India led the round.

Lumia Capital recruits Weed as GP

Peter Weed has joined San Francisco-based venture firm Lumia Capital as a general partner and head of its new "global success" platform. Previously, Weed co-founded and co-led McKinsey's global fast growth tech practice.

QLess pulls in $5.5 mln

Pasadena, California-based QLess, a provider of data-driven customer experience and productivity solutions, has secured $5.5 million in funding. The investors included Palisades Growth Capital and Act One Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Jeff Anderson, a managing director at Palisades Growth Capital, has been added to the QLess board of directors.

NousCom wraps up Series B round

NousCom, a Swiss oncology company, has closed its Series B funding round at 42 million euros. Abingworth was the lead investor. Also, 5AM Ventures, LSP and Versant Ventures participated in the round.

MetricStream raises $65 mln

Clearlake Capital Group LP has led a $65 million round for MetricStream Inc. Also participating were EDBI, a new investor, along with existing investors including Goldman Sachs, Sageview Capital, and others. MetricStream, of Palo Alto, California, provides governance, risk and compliance applications.

Pienso snags $2.1 mln seed

Brooklyn, New York-based Pienso, a machine learning platform for non-programmers, has secured $2.1 million in seed funding. Eniac Ventures led the round with participation from SoftTech VC, Indicator Ventures and E14 Fund.

Second Century Ventures backs Trust Stamp

Second Century Ventures, The National Association of Realtors' venture fund, has made an investment in Trust Stamp, an identity authentication startup. No financial terms were disclosed.