Daily funding roundup – April 22nd, 2019

Novo Labs: Novo Labs is a provider of conversational artificial intelligence services for large restaurant chains. Novo Labs has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Silverton Partners. Read more

Driveroo: Driveroo is  an on-demand car care app which connects drivers to a network of local, ASE certified technicians. Driveroo has raised $3.1 million in seed funding round led by Zack Rinat, former founder and chairman of Model N and NetDynamics. Other institutional investors also participated as well, including WS Investments. Read more

Nabis: Nabis is a licensed software-enabled cannabis distributor. Nabis has raised $4 million in funding. The company has now raised $5.25 million altogether. Its backers including Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Soma Capital, and Babel Ventures, among others. Read more

CI Security: CI Security’s specialty is protecting the life safety and life-sustaining networks of healthcare organizations and critical infrastructure. CI Security has raised $9.6 million in Series B funding led by East Seattle Partners. Read more

Audioburst: Audioburst creates screen-free, speech-based technology that enables search and interaction with audio. Audioburst has raised $10 million in strategic funding from Dentsu and Hyundai Motor Company. The company has now raised $25 million altogether. Read more

Embark Veterinary: Embark was founded by top experts in genomics, computational biology, and software design to sell an industry-leading dog DNA test. Embark has raised $10 million in Series A funding. F-Prime Capital led the round; other participants include Slow Ventures, Section 32, Third Kind Venture Capital,Freestyle Capital, FJ Labs, and Anne Wojcicki. Read more

The Well: The Well integrates an upscale health club with an online marketplace and other wellness lines of business. The Well has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by NEA. Other investors include actor Will Smith and Starwood Capital Group CEO Barry Sternlicht. Read more  

Avidity Biosciences: Avidity Biosciences combines the tissue selectivity of monoclonal antibodies and the precision of oligonucleotide-based therapeutics to overcome barriers to the delivery of oligonucleotides and target genetic drivers of disease.  Avidity Biosciences has raised $15 million from Eli Lilly. Read more

HappyFresh: HappyFresh is an online grocery platform that lets you shop products from great grocery stores around the city at the tap of a button. HappyFresh has raised $20 million in Series C funding led by Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund. Other participants in the round include Line Ventures, Singha Ventures, Grab Ventures, Samena Capital, Vertex Ventures, SMDV, 500 Startups, and BeeNext. Read more  

Bridge Connector: Bridge Connector is a technology company offering data-driven workflow automation to solve health IT interoperability challenges. Bridge Connector has raised $20 million in Series B funding from Axioma Ventures. Read more 

ZestMoney: ZestMoney is a faster way for all kinds of people to pay using digital EMI, without the need of a credit card or a credit score. ZestMoney has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Quona Capital, a fund that invests in emerging market fintech, led the round. Other participants include Reinventure, Ribbit Capital, Omidyar Network and Naspers -owned PayU. Read more