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Zooz, (Founded in 2010, an Israeli e-commerce payments startup), has raised $12 million in a Series B round led by Blumberg Capital with participation from Access Industries and Camp One Ventures along with previous investors XSeed Capital, lool ventures and Rhodium. Zooz is a checkout platform that offers a secure payment solution for retailers and e-commerce websites. Zooz has raised $15.5 million to date and will use the latest funding to continue improving its technology, expand operations and open additional offices.

Plastiq, (Launching soon for consumers in the U.S.), this payment startup based in Boston, has raised $10 million in a Series B round led by Khosla Ventures with participation from pervious investors Atlas Venture and Flybridge Capital Partners. Plastiq's platform allows users to pay for nearly anything with a credit card, including taxes, tuition, and bills, without requiring merchant integration or involvement. Plastiq has raised over $20 million and will use the latest funds to relocate headquarters to San Francisco and expand its team.

PredictionIO, (Founded in 2013, an open-source machine learning startup based in Palo Alto), has raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Quest Venture Partners with participation from Azure Capital Partners, CrunchFund, the Stanford StartX Fund, and Kima Ventures. Connectikpeople.co soon #Retinknow®, recalls that, PredictionIO has created an open-source program for developers to add predictive features into their applications, such as personalization, recommendation and content discovery. PredictionIO will use the new cash to support continued product development.

Pond5, (Founded in 2006, a stock media marketplace headquartered in New York), has raised $61 million in its second round of funding led by Accel Partners and Stripes Group. Pond5 is a user-driven marketplace for stock video, music, photos, and special effects, in which users upload media and set their own prices. Pond5 has a collection of 15 million media clips from 30,000 artists across 127 countries, and plans to use the latest funding to build out its product and double its staff of 70.

Funding Circle,(Founded in 2009, a London-based peer-to-peer lender), has raised $65 million in a Series D round led by Index Ventures with participation from existing investors Accel Partners, Union Square Ventures and Ribbit Capital. Funding Circle is an online marketplace that connects small business with individuals and institutions that will lend them money. Funding Circle has raised over $123 million to date and has seen over $600 million in loans completed on its platform.

Boomerang Commerce, (Founded in 2012, a retail price optimization startup), has raised $8.5 million in a Series A round led by Madrona Venture Group and Trinity Ventures. Boomerang helps large e-commerce retailers optimize and set prices based on a number of criteria including competitor pricing, profit and sales volume. Boomerang plans to use the new cash to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams.