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HSA account platform Lively snags $4.2 mln

San Francisco-based Lively Inc, a modern health savings account platform for employers and individuals, has secured $4.2 million in funding. The investors included Transmedia Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Liquid 2 Ventures and Haystack Partners.

Abovo42 Corp and Meta42 rake in $1.75 mln

Abovo42 Corp, a social email consumer tech company and its subsidiary, Meta42, an online marketing business, have raised $1.75 million in funding. Link Ventures led the round.

VC-backed Aetion hires Magill as CEO

New York City-based Aetion, a healthcare tech company, has named Carolyn Magill as CEO. She's the former CEO of Remedy Partners. Aetion's backers include Flare Capital Partners, Lakestar and Oxeon Ventures.

Caresyntax grabs $11.9 mln

Boston-based Caresyntax Inc, a surgical analytics and integration services company, has secured $11.9 million in funding. The investor is Norgine Ventures.

Veteran Silicon Valley venture capital firm raises $1.5 billion fund: Reuters

Silicon Valley venture capital firm IVP on Tuesday announced the close of a $1.5 billion fund, the latest in a string of massive new venture funds that are appearing as global investors scramble for a piece of the tech boom.

Dynamk Capital collects capital for early-stage life sciences fund

Dynamk Capital has raised an undisclosed amount of capital in the first close of its early-stage venture fund focused on life sciences companies that provide tools, technologies and services. The fund is expected to close next year and will invest in eight to 10 companies.

Eligo Bioscience reels in $20 mln Series A

Paris-based Eligo Bioscience, a microbiome company developing drugs to prevent and treat bacteria-associated diseases, has secured $20 million in Series A financing. The investors included Khosla Ventures and Seventure Partners.

VC-backed Eloxx Pharmaceuticals names CFO

Israel and Waltham, Massachusetts-based Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a developer of treatments that focus on genetic diseases caused by nonsense mutations, has appointed Gregory Weaver as chief financial officer. He is the former CFO at Prometic Life Sciences. The investors included Korea Investment Partners, DSC Investments, Pontifax Venture Capital and Quark Venture.

VC-backed Teckro taps Poff as COO

Ireland and New York City-based Teckro, a life sciences tech company, has hired Dana Poff as chief operating officer. Previously, she worked at ICON where she held senior roles in clinical operations, project management and alliance management. Teckro's backers include Sands Capital Ventures, Section 32 and Founders Fund.

Chinese self-driving startup JingChi takes in $52 mln

JingChi Inc, a Chinese self-driving startup, has secured $52 million in funding. The investors included Qiming Venture and NVIDIA GPU Ventures. In addition to the funding, Duane Kuang, a founding partner at Qiming, will join JingChi’s board of directors.