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Monstar Lab picks up $6.3 mln

Monstar Lab Inc, a Japanese software development firm, has raised $6.3 million in funding. The investors included YJ Capital Inc., Shinsei Corporate Investment Limited, San-In Chuo Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Fenox Venture Capital and Tanabe Corp.

Immersv scores $10.5 mln Series A

Emeryville, California-based Immersv, an interactive advertising platform for mobile 360 and virtual reality, has closed $10.5 million in Series A financing. Rogers Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Foundation Capital, The Venture Reality Fund, Initial Capital, East Ventures, HTC Vive and GREE. In conjunction with the funding, Paul Sestili, a general partner at Rogers Venture Partners and Hironao Kunimitsu, founder and CEO of Gumi, have joined Immersv’s board of directors.

Storm Ventures leads $6.4 mln funding of LiftIgniter

San Francisco-based LiftIgniter, provider of a machine intelligence-powered personalization tool, announced it has raised a $6.4 million Series A round of funding led by Storm Ventures. Other investors include Rincon Venture Partners, Revel Partners, NTT DOCOMO Ventures Inc as well as angel investors Tom Chavez, chief executive and co-founder of Krux, and Bruce Falck, general manager of Revenue Product at Twitter. The company has now raised $8.25 million in total funding. LiftIgniter develops personalization API technology that allows e-commerce sites, publishers and content aggregators to personalize the content its users see on their websites and mobile apps.

Atreca raises $35 mln Series B co-led by Wellington

Atreca Inc. said it raised a $35 million Series B round of financing co-led by new investor Wellington Management Company.

ThoughtSpot raises $60 million, ends funding round for artificial intelligence technology: Reuters

Silicon Valley technology company ThoughtSpot has completed a $120 million funding round to fuel the start-up's new artificial intelligence endeavor, Reuters reported.

Encore invests in food brand Veggie Noodle Co

Encore Consumer Capital has made an investment in Austin, Texas-based Veggie Noodle Co, a food brand. No financial terms were disclosed.

SVAcademy snaps up $2 mln

San Francisco-based SVAcademy, a vocational program that gives a diversity of people access to Silicon Valley sales and business development careers, has raised $2 million in funding, according to a spokesperson for the firm. The investors included Bloomberg Beta, Rethink Education, Precursor Ventures, Uprising Ventures, 500 Startups and WTI.

TCV invests $95 mln in Pracuj Group, its first Polish deal

Technology Crossover Ventures said it invested $95 million in Polish job board Pracuj Group, its first investment in Poland.

Trinity Capital reels in over $46.1 mln for third fund

Chandler, Arizona-based Trinity Capital, a venture debt provider, has raised over $46.1 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. No target was listed on the document.

Active Capital garners over $13 mln for inaugural fund

Active Capital has raised over $13 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $20 million. Active Capital is a venture firm focused on making seed investments in B2B SaaS companies.