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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.
Spectrum Equity has invested in DataCamp. Financial terms weren’t announced. Existing investors Accomplice and Arthur Ventures are also investing. DataCamp, of New York, is a data science and analytics learning platform.
Egress said Dec. 18 that it has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by FTV Capital. Existing investor AlbionVC also participated. Egress provides data privacy and compliance software.
LogDNA has raised $25 million in a Series B round led by Emergence Capital. Also participating in the round were Initialized Capital, Y Combinator Continuity Growth and Providence Equity. LogDNA, of Mountain View, California, provides a log management system that offers insight into development and production environments.
Good Money said Dec. 10 that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Galaxy Digital. Other investors include Breyer Capital, Blocktower Capital, Boost VC, Ken Howery, BlockChange Ventures, Cross Culture Capital, Troy Carter, Mitch Kapor, Peter Diamandis, Blake Mycoskie, Justin Rosenstein, and others. Good Money, of Los Angeles, is an online lender that offer two percent FDIC savings accounts, free ATMs nationally, no-overdraft fees and low consumer loan rates. Also, every customer who opens an account with Good Money gets equity in the company.
Sentryo said Dec. 3 that it raised 10 million euros ($11.3 million) in a series A financing round. New investors include Sopra Steria, BNP Paribas Développement, Omnes and Alliance Entreprendre. Also participating were prior investors Breed Reply, ACE Management, and Kreaxi. Sentryo, of Lion, France, provides cybersecurity software.
Oriente said Nov. 27 that it raised $105 million in an initial funding round. Participating in the round were the founders and a group of family offices including members of the Berjaya Group, JG Summit Holdings Inc, and Sinar Ma. Oriente, of Hong Kong, is an online lender providing credit scoring, digital and O2O lending and other financial services.
Keyto said Nov. 27 that it closed a $2.5 million seed round led by David Sacks’ Craft Ventures. Also participating were Floodgate Fund, Abstract Ventures and Hydra Ventures as well as entrepreneurs Julia Hartz (Eventbrite co-founder and CEO) and Kevin Hartz (Eventbrite co-founder and early investor in Pinterest, PayPal and Airbnb). Keyto, of San Francisco, is a health and wellness company that provides a smart breath sensor that can detect when the body is in ketosis.
Workable said Nov. 20 that it raised another $50 million of growth financing led by Zouk Capital. Also participating were 83North, Balderton, Notion, TriplePoint, and Endeavor Catalyst. Workable, of Boston, provides a recruiting automation platform for SMBs.
Habana Labs Ltd said Nov. 15 that it raised $75 million in a B round led by Intel Capital. Also participating were by WRV Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Battery Ventures and others, including existing investors. Habana Labs is a fabless semiconductor company located in Tel-Aviv, Israel and San Jose, California.
Goldman Sachs Group, which is looking to make 10 to 15 investments in Japanese startups through 2019, is buying a stake in TBM Co, Bloomberg is reporting. TBM is known for its technology that turns limestone into paper; it is seeking to raise 3.1 billion yen ($27 million), the story said.
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