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Plant science company ZeaKal has raised $3.8m in series A financing from Finistere Ventures, Two Oceans and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council.
The other investors included venture capital firms Great Oaks, 500 Startups and BHV Ventures.
Namo Media has raised $1.9m in a seed funding round led by Google Ventures.
Alongside Google Ventures in the A round were venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates, Sierra Ventures, Crosslink Capital, SoftTech VC and Step Partners.
Singapore Press said it owned 27.8% of Chope, which was valued at S$1.8m in the deal.
Brazil-based tech blog Startupi has raised $300,000 in seed funding from Redpoint eVentures and Initial Capital
UK media-focused venture firm Ingenious Ventures has entered into a strategic partnership with Zag and makes its first investment via its Media Opportunities Fund.
US-based MacuLogix Inc has raised $3.6m in Series A funding from Roche Venture Fund
US-based Rent the Runway has raised $4.4m in additional series C funding from American Express and Novel TMT Ventures, bringing the total round to $24.4m.
US-based building tool for professional video channels and networks, Epoxy, has raised $2m in seed funding, with involvement from Bertelsmann and led by GRP.
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