Iris Dorbian

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Entasis Therapeutics, a developer of anti-infective products, has raised $31.9 million in funding. The investors were Pivotal bioVenture Partners, Sofinnova Ventures and TPG Biotech. In conjunction with the funding, Dr. Tracy Saxton, managing partner at Pivotal, Dr. Heather Behanna, a principal at Sofinnova, and Dr. Heather Preston, a partner at TPG, have been added to the Entasis board of directors.

New York City-based Pillar Technologies, real-time risk management platform for general contractors, has raised $2.75 million in seed funding. The investors were XL Innovate, Hyperplane VC and Techstars Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Martha Notaras, a partner at XL Innovate, will join the Pillar board of directors.

London-based Nightstar, a retinal gene therapy company, has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be sold as well as the stock's pricing terms have yet to be set. Nightstar is planning on listing the stock on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NITE." Jefferies LLC, Leerink Partners LLC and BMO Capital Markets Corp are the lead underwriters. Nightstar is backed by Wellington Management Company, Redmile Group, Syncona and New Enterprise Associates.

GetInsured has acquired ACAExpress.com, a platform for Affordable Care Act health plan enrollment for consumers and brokers. No financial terms were disclosed. GetInsured is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures, Partech International, River Street Management, Vocap Investment Partners and Noro-Moseley Partners.

London-based SuperAwesome, a marketing platform for kids, has raised $21 million in Series B funding, according to a blog post on its site. The investor was Mayfair Equity Partners.

Singapore-based Bambu, a B2B robo-adviser platform provider, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors were Franklin Templeton Investments, Wavemaker Partners and Robby Hilkowitz.

Atlanta-based HowStuffWorks, a for-profit podcasting company, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. The Raine Group led the round. As a result of the deal, HowStuffWorks will spin itself from parent company System1 and become a private entity. And, Conal Byrne, the former general manager at HowStuffWorks, will rejoin the company as president.

Redwood City, California-based Armo BioSciences Inc, a late-stage immuno-oncology company, has closed $67 million in financing. Qiming Venture Partners led the round with participation from Decheng Capital, Sequoia Capital, Quan Capital, RTW Investments, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, OrbiMed, DAG Ventures, NanoDimension, HBM Healthcare Investments, GV, Celgene Corporation and funds advised by Clough Capital Partners L.P. In conjunction with the financing, Dr. Stella Xu of Quan Capital and Dr. Min Cui of Decheng Capital have joined Armo's board of directors.

Durham, North Carolina-based Adwerx, a provider of localized digital advertising for real estate professionals, lenders, and small businesses, has raised $4.3 million in a funding. Grotech Ventures led the round with participation from Bull City Venture Partners and Alerion Ventures.

Elium, a European knowledge-sharing platform, has secured 4 million euros in Series A funding. The lead investors were Serena Capital and S.R.I.W.