Iris Dorbian
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 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.
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.
European car rental service Virtuo has raised 7.5 million euros in funding. The investor was Balderton Capital.
San Francisco-based MissionU, a self-described college alternative that allows students to graduate debt-free, has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding. FirstMark Capital led the round with participation from First Round Capital, University Ventures, Box Group, Rethink Education, Learn Capital, John Doerr and Omidyar Network.
Fenox Venture Capital and AsusTek Computer Inc have teamed up to launch a $50 million venture fund. The fund will focus on startups in the areas of artificial intelligence, internet of things, big data, cloud, AR/VR and other related technologies.
Baltimore-based Snag-A-Slip, an online boat slip reservation company, has raised $4.8 million in Series A financing. Claritas Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included TCP Venture Capital.
San Francisco-based Prellis Biologics, a human tissue engineering startup, has secured $1.8 million in seed funding. True Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Civilization Ventures and 415 Ventures.
St. Paul, Minnesota-based Spineology Inc, a provider of anatomy-conserving spinal technologies for surgeons and their patients, has raised $5 million in funding. The investor was Hermed Capital.
Santa Monica, California-based Happy Returns, a provider of in-person returns for online retailers, has raised $4 million in funding. Upfront Ventures led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Upfront Partner Greg Bettinelli has been added to Happy Returns' board of directors.