Sense, which develops software tools to support agencies hiring temp workers, has received $13.5m in a GV-led round that included fellow existing investor Accel.
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Lattice shapes $15m series B round
Slack-backed employee assessment software developer Lattice has raised capital in a Shasta Ventures-led round that took its total funding to more than $24m.
CPSI seeks out Get Real Health for acquisition
Telus Ventures is set to exit healthcare data management software producer Get Real Health in an $11m purchase by CPSI, six years after it invested.
MRCF impresses with $148m for fifth fund
MRCF has reached the first close of a CSL-backed fifth fund to make early-stage investments in medical technologies in Australia and New Zealand.
Nikkei picks up majority share of DealStreetAsa
Media group Nikkei has bought a controlling interest in corporate-backed financial news publication DealStreetAsia, allowing Singapore Press Holdings to sell shares.
Labster lasers in on $21m
Virtual laboratory provider Labster boosted its total funding to $35m in a series B round featuring Swisscom Ventures that will allow it expand its content and increase staff numbers.
PayPal finds Happy Returns in $11m round
R/GA-backed consumer goods return service provider Happy Returns took its funding to $25m to date in a PayPal-backed round.
Axiomatic gets more funding in the game
Disney and NextVR-backed eSports group Axiomatic has now raised a total of $89m in funding, after adding $21.5m from undisclosed investors.
Baidu helps Sherlock catch $31m
Baidu Ventures was among the participants in diagnostics technology developer Sherlock Biosciences’ series A round, which has closed at $31m.
Payfone dials in $24m with TransUnion’s help
Payment authentication service Payfone has added $24m from investors including TransUnion, Synchrony Financial and MassMutual Ventures, increasing its overall funding to $102m.
Corporates help pop out $22m for Unqork
Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments and Broadbridge Financial Solutions were among the participants in enterprise software publisher Unqork’s series A round.
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Corporates star in Chordia’s $27m series B
SMBC, Shinsei Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ and Kyoto Chuo Shinkin all backed cancer therapy developer Chordia Therapeutics’ latest round, which follows a Takeda-backed series A.