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Livingbridge backs Symphony Ventures

London-based Symphony Ventures, a services firm focused on robotic process automation and intelligent automation, has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding. The investor was Livingbridge. In addition to the funding, Henry Alty of Livingbridge is joining Symphony's board of directors as an investor director while Bill Thomas, managing partner of Acresis, will become chairman.

Socure lands $13.9 mln Series B

New York City-based Socure, a provider of digital identity verification solutions, has raised $13.9 million in Series B funding. Commerce Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Synchrony Financial, Flint Capital, Workbench, Santander InnoVentures and Two Sigma Ventures.

MojiLaLa raises $1.5 mln in seed funding from Great Oaks, IVP's Dennis Phelps

MojiLaLa, a provider of an emoji and sticker database, announced that it has raised $1.5 million in seed-stage funding. investors include Great Oaks VC, betaworks ventures and IVP General Partner Dennis Phelps. MojiLaLa was in a recent batch of accelerator companies at 500 Startups.

Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors merges with Israel’s Marker LLC

Innovation Endeavors said it merged with Israel’s Marker LLC, and in a blog post noted that the combined entity would retain the Innovation Endeavors name.

Pro.com bags $10 mln in DFJ-led round

Seattle-based Pro.com, a pricing engine for home projects, has raised $10 million in funding, it was announced in a blog post. DFJ led the round with participation from return backers Maveron, Madrona Venture Group and Two Sigma Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Bill Bryant of DFJ is joining Pro.com's board.

Funraise rallies over $3 mln seed

Long Beach, California-based Funraise, a fundraising platform for nonprofits, has raised over $3 million in seed funding. Toba Capital led the round.

StageOne Ventures targets $110 mln for third fund

StageOne Ventures is seeking to raise $110 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The Israeli venture firm backs B2B software and next generation IT infrastructure companies.

Valar Ventures leads Series A round for Jetty

Jetty, a financial services company, has raised $11.5 million in Series A financing. Valar Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Ribbit Capital, SV Angel, BoxGroup and Red Swan.

Crop Pro Insurance garners $8 mln Series A

Des Moines, Iowa-based Crop Pro Insurance, an agriculture-focused insurance provider, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Finistere Ventures and Seed 2 Growth Ventures led the round with participation from GuideOne Insurance.

Pasta company Banza inks $7.5 mln Series A

Pasta company Banza has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. Beechwood Capital led the round with participation from Strand Equity Partners and RSE Ventures.