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Venture Capital
🚑 Amperos Health, an NYC-based provider of billing and claims automation tools for health care providers, raised $4.2m in seed funding from Uncork Capital, Neo, and Nebular, bringing total funding to $5m. Go deeper
• Simetrik, a New York-based reconciliation platform for finance teams, raised an additional $30m investment led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The follow-on deal brings Simetrik's Series B to $85m. Go deeper
• Reserv, a New York-based third-party administrator in the insurance claims process, raised a $25m Series B round led by Flourish Ventures and with participation from other investors including Accenture Ventures. Go deeper
⚡Skyral, a London-based infrastructure modelling startup, has raised a $20m Series A round led by NOIA Capital and Accrete Capital. Go deeper
• Mind, a data loss prevention startup, captured a $30 million Series A led by Paladin Capital Group and Crosspoint Capital Partners. Go deeper
Fundraising
• Kuwait Investment Authority, Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund, plans to invest in a $30b initiative in AI infrastructure. Go deeper
M&A
• Graphite Capital, a London-based private equity firm, sold Wonderbly, a personalized book publisher, to Penguin Random House for an undisclosed amount. Go deeper
Odds & Ends
⚡️ Amazon says it will pour roughly $10 billion into expanding its data center infrastructure in North Carolina as it looks to meet the growing demand stirred by generative AI. Go deeper
⚡️ Brookfield Asset Management says it will plug nearly $10 billion into building out a data center site in Sweden, investing in the country's AI infrastructure. Go deeper
Personnel
🚑 Maria Berkman and Rusty Segan joined Vensana Capital as venture partner and partner, respectively. Berkman was previously with Broadview Ventures; Segan was with the FDA. Go deeper
