Iris Dorbian

Quebec-based AEPONYX, a provider of micro optical switches, has secured C$4.3 million in seed funding. Fonds Innovexport and Ecofuel Fund led the round. AEPONYX was incubated at Silicon Catalyst.

Aptinyx Inc, a developer of treatments for neurologic disorders, has closed $70 million in Series B financing. Bain Capital Life Sciences led the round with participation from other investors that included Adage Capital, Agent Capital, HBM Healthcare Investments, Nan Fung Life Sciences, Partner Fund Management, Rock Springs Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners, Frazier Healthcare Partners, Longitude Capital, Osage University Partners, Adams Street Partners and Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company.

Silicon Valley-based Reniac Inc, which manages data, has secured funding from Intel Capital. No financial terms were disclosed.

Oslo, Norway-based Huddly, a developer of a easy-to-use video collaboration technology, has raised $10 million in Series C funding. Huddly Chairman Graham Williams led the round.

Univercells, a Belgian provider of biomanufacturing solutions, has raised $3.56 million in Series A funding. The investors included Takeda Ventures Inc.

Andover, Massachusetts-based Casa Systems, a provider of software-centric solutions for next-generation distributed and virtualized architectures in cable operator, fixed telecom and wireless networks, has raised $78 million for its IPO after pricing its 6 million shares at $13 per share. The stock began trading December 15, 2017 on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “CASA.” Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc are the lead underwriters. Casa is backed by Summit Partners.

3TEN8, an artificial intelligence and machine learning platform, has secured $2 million in seed funding. The investors included Social Capital, 500 Startups, Citrix and The Alchemist accelerator.

Splice, a music creation and collaboration platform, has raised $35 million in Series B funding. DFJ Growth led the round with participation from return backers True Ventures, Union Square Ventures and Flybridge.

San Francisco and Tel Aviv-based Leadspace, a B2B audience management platform for marketing and sales, has raised $21 million in Series C funding. Arrowroot Capital and return backer Jerusalem Venture Partners led the round.

Cloudvirga, a developer of intelligent mortgage point-of-sale platforms, has appointed Jim Portner as chief product officer. Previously, Portner worked at First American Financial Corporation where he was senior vice president of products and strategy. Cloudvirga’s backers include Dallas Capital, Upfront Ventures and Tribeca Angels.