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Luisa Beltran

I've been a business reporter for a while. I've covered Wall Street, venture capital and now private equity. I'm always looking for a scoop or something to talk about. I'm the eternal optimist and am still waiting for the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series. Yes, I believe.
GamesAnalytics said Tuesday it secured $1.3 million in Series A equity funding from new investors Par Equity and STV Group. The deal includes a follow-on investment of more than $612,000 from Scottish Enterprise. GamesAnalytics is a predictive analytics specialist.
Ayasdi said Tuesday it raised $30.6 million in Series B funding led by IVP. Citi Ventures, GE Ventures and existing investors Khosla Ventures and FLOODGATE also participated. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Ayasdi is a big data company.
uSamp has closed a new Series D round of financing for $15 million from OpenView Venture Partners and DuPont Capital Management. uSamp's institutional investors include Greycroft Partners and DFJ Frontier. uSamp is a provider of technology and survey respondents used to obtain consumer and business insights.
The Royalty Exchange said Monday it secured $2.1 million in Series A capital funding from Grotech Ventures. Raleigh, N.C.-based The Royalty Exchange is an online platform for the valuation and sale of music royalties.
Tata Capital Innovations Fund has invested in Vaultize. Financial terms weren't announced. Vaultize, of Pune, India, is an enterprise file sharing and sync (EFSS) and mobility vendor.
ViaCyte said Wednesday it raised $10.6 million by selling Series C-1 Preferred Stock, together with warrants to purchase stock to existing investors Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., Sanderling Ventures and Asset Management Company (Johnson Trust). Atlanta-based ViaCyte is developing a cell therapy for the treatment of diabetes.
The Center for Innovative Technology said Tuesday that its CIT GAP Funds have invested in LendPro. Financial terms weren't announced. Charlottesville, Va.-based LendPro provides a SaaS platform that helps improve customers’ credit application outcomes.
Square 1 Bank has provided a $6 million credit facility to Foundation Radiology Group. Pittsburgh-based Foundation, a provider of diagnostic imaging services for community hospitals.
Sequent Software has closed a $12 million Series B financing led by SBT Venture Capital. Existing investors Opus Capital and Jado Investments also participated. Redwood City, Calif.-based Sequent provides mobile commerce software and services.
Zimory has secured $20 million in funding led by Deutsche Boerse. Creathor Venture, High-Tech Gruenderfonds, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, KFW and T-Venture also participated. Berlin-based Zimory provides carrier-grade cloud infrastructure management software.
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