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Luko, a Paris-based home insurance company, has raised 20 million euros in Series A funding. Accel led the round with participation from Founders Fund and Speedinvest.
San Francisco-based Bolt, an electric bike delivery company, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. Maniv Mobility led the round with participation from other investors that included Contrarian Ventures.
Las Vegas-based Freedom Leaf, a hemp consumer packaged goods company, has secured $5 million in funding. The lead investor was Merida Capital. The capital will be used for Freedom Leaf's production, marketing and sales efforts.
London-based MMC Ventures raised 100 million pounds for its scale up fund. The fund will provide capital to the firm's later-stage portfolio companies.
XP, a Brazilian digital broker, has filed to go public, reported Reuters. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Itau BBA, Bofa, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and UBS are the IPO’s underwriters. XP is planning to trade the stock on the NASDAQ. XP's backers include General Atlantic.
Santa Clara, California-based Nuvia, a silicon design company, has raised $53 million in Series A funding. Capricorn Investment Group, Dell Technologies Capital, Mayfield and WRVI Capital led the round with participation from Nepenthe LLC.
UK-based Wayve, a self-driving car startup, has secured $20 million in Series A funding. Eclipse Ventures led the round with participation from Balderton Capital.
OpenView Venture Partners is seeking to raise $450 million for its sixth fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Boston, OpenView targets software companies.
Lalilo, a French edtech startup, has secured $5.5 million in funding. The investors were Partech, EduCapital and Citizen Capital.
Tel Aviv-based Viisights, a developer of behavioral understanding systems for real-time video intelligence, has secured US$10 million in Series A funding. Canadian venture firm Awz Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Firstime Ventures. The capital will be used for sales expansion, establishing a global presence, product enhancements and new product developments.