Iris Dorbian

PeerWell, a surgery optimization platform, has secured $6.5 million in Series A funding. OMERS Ventures led the round with participation from XSeed Capital.

Pionyr Immunotherapeutics Inc, a developer of antibody therapeutics, has appointed Dr. Alicia Levey as senior vice president and chief business officer. Previously, Levey worked at Tempest Therapeutics where she was vice president and chief business officer. Pionyr's backers included OrbiMed, New Enterprise Associates, Sofinnova, SV Health Investors, Vida Ventures, Trinitas Capital, Mission Bay Capital and Osage University Partners.

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Boston Microfluidics, a developer of blood collection devices, has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding. Anzu Partners led the round.

Silicon Valley-based EBR Systems, a developer of a wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, has secured $30 million in funding. Brandon Capital Partners and M.H. Carnegie & Co. led the round. In conjunction with the funding, EBR Systems has appointed John McCutcheon as president and CEO.

Victress Capital has named Madeline Keulen as a vice president. She first joined the women-led early-stage consumer-focused venture firm in January 2018 as an MBA associate.

Mindset Ventures has launched its third fund. The target is $50 million. The fund will invest in early-stage B2B companies mainly in the areas of healthcare, fintech, agriculture and cyber security. Mindset has offices in Sao Paulo, San Francisco and Tel-Aviv.

Entelo has acquired ConveyIQ, a provider of candidate engagement Software-as-a-Service solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Entelo's backers include Battery Ventures, Shasta Ventures, USVP, 3TS Capital Partners, SC Ventures and StarVest Partners.

Presight Capital has closed its first fund at $80 million, beating its $50 million target. Presight Global Venture Opportunities Fund's limited partners include Apeiron Investment Group. Presight Capital is the international venture arm of Apeiron Investment Group, the family office of German entrepreneur and investor Christian Angermayer.

Cultivation Capital has raised $74.1 million for its third tech fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $75 million. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, the venture firm invests in early-stage technology, software and life sciences companies.

Chicago-based CardX, a payment technology company, has secured $2 million in financing. The investor was Pace Financial Group.