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Dental tech company Sonendo snags $50 mln

Laguna Hills, California-based Sonendo Inc, a dental technology, has raised $50 million in funding. The investors included General Atlantic, Fjord Ventures, OrbiMed Advisors LLC, Meritech Capital Partners, CVF LLC and NeoMed. In conjunction with the funding, David Caluori of General Atlantic has been added to Sonendo's board of directors.

Forerunner Ventures leads $2 mln round for home slipper maker Birdies

Birdies, a maker of home slippers, has secured $2 million in funding. Forerunner Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Slow Ventures, Graph Ventures and Social Capital.

Fintech startup Yaypay inks $5.3 mln

San Francisco-based YayPay, a fintech startup, has secured $5.3 million in funding. QED Investors, Birchmere and Fifth Third Capital led the round with participation from 500 Fintech Fund, Aspect Ventures, Gaingels, Techstars and Zelkova.

Swrve attracts $25 mln Series D

Swrve, a provider of mobile marketing automation, has raised $25 million in Series D financing. The investors included Summit Bridge Capital.

LifeMine Therapeutics pulls in $55 mln Series A

Boston-based LifeMine Therapeutics, a drug discovery platform provider, has raised $55 million in Series A financing. WuXi Healthcare Ventures led the round with participation from Foresite Capital, GV, Arch Ventures, Boyu Capital, Blue Pool Capital, Merck Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments.

Ushr nabs $10 mln Series A

Livonia, Michigan-based Ushr Inc, a provider of mapping technology and software for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles, has secured $10 million in Series A funding. Forté Ventures led the round with participation from EnerTech Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures and GM Ventures.

Russian lender SimpleFinance grabs funding

SimpleFinance, a lender for small and medium-sized businesses in Russia, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was the SBI FinTech Fund.

Ellevest rakes in $34.6 mln

Ellevest, a digital investment platform for women, has secured $34.6 million in funding. Rethink Impact led the round with participation from other investors that included PSP Growth, Salesforce Ventures, CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund, LH Holdings, SK Impact Fund, LLC, Morningstar, Khosla Ventures, Mellody Hobson, Ulu Ventures, Contour Venture Partners and Astia Angels. In addition to the funding, Jenny Abramson, Rethink Impact’s founder and managing partner, will join Ellevest's board.

Panoply attracts $5 mln from C5 Capital

San Francisco and Tel Aviv-based Panoply, a smart data warehouse provider, has secured $5 million in funding, raising its total Series A tally to $13 million. The investor was C5 Capital. In addition to the funding, Panoply has named Michael Canon as vice president of worldwide sales and Paul Friesen as vice president of marketing. And, Moisey Uretsky, co-founder and chief product officer at Digital Ocean, has joined Panoply's advisory board.

Angry Birds maker Rovio moves forward with $1 billion IPO: Reuters

Finnish mobile games maker Rovio Entertainment Ltd set a price range on Friday for its planned listing that would value the maker of “Angry Birds” at up to $1.1 billion, well below potential values cited in media reports.