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• Yuno, an SF-based payments infrastructure company, raised $45m in Series B funding. Global PayTech Ventures led, joined by Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, QuantumLight Capital, Monashees and Kaszek. Go deeper

• Aligned Marketplace, an NYC-based company that connects self-insured employers with primary care clinics, has raised $20 million in funding. It raised a $16 million Series A led by Venrock. Go deeper

🌎 Ranchbot, an Australian water-management tech developer for farms and livestock, raised US$15m in Series B funding. Lewis & Clark Partners led, joined by Fulcrum Global Capital, Builders VC, The Cultiv8 Livestock Technology Fund, Lever VC and Macdoch Ventures. Go deeper

• Worldscape, a decision-making software developer for government and mission-engineering applications, raised a $10m seed extension. Scout Ventures led, joined by Radius Capital. Go deeper

🌎 Millow, a Swedish alt meats developer, raised €2m, led by Visit Group founder Magnus Emilson. Go deeper

• Lemma, an SF-based agentic AI monitoring tool, raised a $2.3m pre-seed round led by Matrix and YC. Liquid 2 Ventures, Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, Cervin Ventures, and prominent operators from OpenAI, xAI, Meta, and DoorDash joined. Go deeper

🌎 Metal Morph, a U.K.-based startup recovering chemicals and aluminum from wastewater, raised £700k in pre-seed funding led by Sustainable Ventures and Green Angel Ventures. Go deeper

• Astara Capital Partners acquired Dynatec Systems, a Burlington, N.J.-based provider of membrane-based industrial wastewater treatment services. Go deeper

• CAI Software, a portfolio company of STG Partners, acquired LLumin, a Springfield, Mass.-based computerized maintenance management system for manufacturers. Go deeper

• Chatham Financial received a strategic investment from GIC, Atairos, and Vikram Pandit, chairman and CEO of The Orogen Group. Go deeper

• Fisher Management Partners, a Dallas-based management consultant, received a growth equity investment from Trinity Hunt Partners. Go deeper

• R&B Wholesale Distributors, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, acquired Grand Appliance, a Sturtevant, Wis.-based appliances and electronics distributor. Go deeper

• Vetspire, an SF-based veterinary software company, received a growth investment from Battery Ventures. Go deeper

• Renovus Capital Partners is exiting Thought Logic Consulting through Braemont Capital's recapitalization of the Atlanta-based enterprise consultancy. Go deeper

• C&S Wholesale Grocers agreed to buy a majority stake in The Winn-Dixie Company, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based privately held grocery and liquor store chain. Go deeper

• Frasers bought Harvey Nichols, the British luxury department chain founded in 1831, out of administration. Go deeper

• Mobix Labs is buying Special Project Delivery, a Calif.-based infrastructure developer focused on national security, critical resources and public-infrastructure finance. Go deeper

• Nasdaq is buying LeveL Markets, an off-exchange equity execution venue. Go deeper

• Semtech, a Camarillo, Calif.-based semiconductor provider, is selling its cellular module business to Compal Electronics for $62m in cash. Go deeper

• Xylem (NYSE: XYL), a Washington-based water technology company, agreed to acquire the Cornell Pump and Roper Pump businesses from Indicor for $1.46 billion. Go deeper

• Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD) is looking to raise between $4b ‌and $5b in debt, per Reuters. Bank of ​America, JPMorgan, Barclays and ​Wells Fargo are leading the debt sale. Go deeper

⚡️ Orange EV, a Kansas City, Kan.-based provider of zero-emissions terminal trucks, closed a $100m credit facility led by Wells Fargo Bank. Go deeper

• Michael Keeley has joined Orrick as global head of capital markets. He had been at Kirkland & Ellis. Go deeper

• Nick Pacillio will join Thrive's communications team in September. He had been Axel Springer's senior vice president, head of U.S. communications. thrivecap.com

• Steven Price, who was FINRA's SVP of market investigations, is joining fintech Finalis as chief compliance officer. Go deeper

⚡️ Curio, a D.C.-based developer of nuclear fuel recycling tech, received an additional $2.5m from the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E program. Go deeper

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