Iris Dorbian

Singapore-based Bambu, a B2B robo-adviser platform provider, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors were Franklin Templeton Investments, Wavemaker Partners and Robby Hilkowitz.

Atlanta-based HowStuffWorks, a for-profit podcasting company, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. The Raine Group led the round. As a result of the deal, HowStuffWorks will spin itself from parent company System1 and become a private entity. And, Conal Byrne, the former general manager at HowStuffWorks, will rejoin the company as president.

Redwood City, California-based Armo BioSciences Inc, a late-stage immuno-oncology company, has closed $67 million in financing. Qiming Venture Partners led the round with participation from Decheng Capital, Sequoia Capital, Quan Capital, RTW Investments, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, OrbiMed, DAG Ventures, NanoDimension, HBM Healthcare Investments, GV, Celgene Corporation and funds advised by Clough Capital Partners L.P. In conjunction with the financing, Dr. Stella Xu of Quan Capital and Dr. Min Cui of Decheng Capital have joined Armo's board of directors.

Durham, North Carolina-based Adwerx, a provider of localized digital advertising for real estate professionals, lenders, and small businesses, has raised $4.3 million in a funding. Grotech Ventures led the round with participation from Bull City Venture Partners and Alerion Ventures.

Elium, a European knowledge-sharing platform, has secured 4 million euros in Series A funding. The lead investors were Serena Capital and S.R.I.W.

VideoAmp, an integrated TV operating system for advertising, has raised $21.4 million in Series B funding. Mediaocean led the round with participation from RTL Group, GoAhead Ventures, StartUp Capital Ventures, Anthem Venture Partners, Wavemaker Partners and Simon Equity Partners.

Montreal-based SPORTLOGiQ, a developer of sports statistics solutions, has raised C$5 million in Series A funding. Rho Canada Ventures L.P. and Anges Quebec Capital S.E.C led the round with participation from other investors that included Mark Cuban and TandemLaunch.

BitPesa, a Kenya-based bitcoin remittance platform, has secured Greycroft as a lead investor in its follow up to its Series A funding round. The total tally is now $10 million.

Bethesda, Maryland-based BrainScope Company Inc, a medical neurotechnology company, has closed $16 million in financing. The investors included DBL Partners,Revolution LLC, ZG Ventures and Maryland Venture Fund.

Montreal-based UNLTD, a virtual and augmented reality content studio, has raised C$1.1 million in seed funding. The investors included Richard D. Adler of Interdomus, David Reckziegel of Rex Media Capital and Senvest Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Adler and Stuart Cobbett of Rex Media Capital will join UNLTD's board.