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Bayer joins in $100 million investment bet on ag-biotech startup: Reuters

Germany’s Bayer AG, one of the world’s biggest agricultural chemical companies, is joining a $100 million bet that the next big breakthrough in crop fertilizers will be found inside a biological Petri dish, Reuters reported.

Sixgill procures $27.9 mln

Santa Monica, California-based Sixgill LLC, a provider of sensor data services for governing IoE, has raised $27.9 million in funding. DRW Venture Capital led the round with participation from Mobile Financial Partners.

HouseCanary snaps up $31 mln Series B

San Francisco-based HouseCanary, a data analytics and valuation platform for real estate professionals, has secured $31 million in Series B funding. The investors in this round included PSP Growth and Alpha Edison.

KeyMe fetches $25 mln Series D

New York City-based KeyMe, a provider of solutions for people to access and manage their keys, has raised $25 million in Series D financing. Comcast Ventures was the lead investor. Also, Battery Ventures, Benefit Street Partners, Michael Polsky, Questmark Partners, Ravin Gandhi, RiverPark Ventures, 7-Eleven and White Star Capital participated in the round.

Fauna lands $25 mln Series A

Fauna Inc, the parent company of FaunaDB, an adaptive operational database, has secured $25 million in Series A funding. Daniel Gwak of Point72 Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included GV, Costanoa Ventures, Afore Capital, CRV, Data Collective, Quest Venture Partners, the Webb Investment Network and Ulu Ventures.

ExecThread attracts $6.5 mln

ExecThread Inc, a job-sharing network for executives and an aggregator of unpublished executive-level job opportunities, has raised $6.5 million in financing. Canaan Partners and Javelin Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Corazon Capital, CoVenture and NextView Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Jed Katz, managing director at Javelin and Warren Lee, general partner at Canaan, have joined ExecThread's board of directors.

RealtyShares pulls in $28 mln Series C

RealtyShares, an online marketplace for real estate investing, has secured $28 million in Series C financing. The investors were Cross Creek Advisors, Danhua Capital, Barry Sternlicht, Bow Capital, Union Square Ventures, General Catalyst Partners and Menlo Ventures.

Biotech company Grid Therapeutics grabs Series A funds

Durham, North Carolina-based Grid Therapeutics LLC, a biotech company, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A financing. Longview International Ltd led the round with participation from Duke University.

Yukon invests in Practice Insight

Yukon Partners has made an undisclosed investment in Practice Insight. Based in Houston, Texas, Practice is a provider of revenue cycle management and electronic data interchange solutions for healthcare providers.

Federated Wireless snags $42 mln Series B

Arlington, Virginia-based Federated Wireless, a provider of wireless infrastructure solutions, has raised $42 million in Series B funding. The investors were Charter Communications, American Tower Corp, ARRIS International plc and GIC.