Funding: SimpleTuition, Hotel Urbano and Secret can now expand sales and marketing efforts.

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SimpleTuition (Launched in 2006, Boston-based student loan search platform),  has raised US$26 million in funding from Atlas Venture, Flybridge Capital Partners, and North Hill Ventures. If unfamiliar, Connectikpeople.co recalls that, SimpleTuition helps students seeking financial assistance to compare and analyze different student loan options. Launched in 2006, SimpleTuition has raised over $50 million in funding to date and helped over 3,000 students pay off $2.5 million in debt.

Hotel Urbano (Founded in 2011, Brazilian online travel agency), has raised $50 million in Series D funding from Tiger Global Management and Insight Venture Partners. Hotel Urbano is one of Brazil's largest hotel and vacation package booking service. Hotel Urbano has raised $85 million to date and will use the latest fund to expand international sales and marketing efforts and partner with additional hotels.

Secret (Launched in January 2014, San Francisco-based anonymous sharing app), has raised a new round of $10 million led by Google Ventures with participation from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. This app lets people anonymously post messages to their circles of contacts. Valued at $50 million, Secret previously raised seed funding from investors including SV Angel, Initialized Capital, Index Ventures, and Fuel Capital.