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August 15, 2011, 1:44 PM ET

GoodData, a San Francisco-based cloud business intelligence platform, has raised $15 million in new VC funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round, and was joined by return backers General Catalyst Partners, Fidelity Growth Partners and Windcrest Partners. www.gooddata.com

YourNextLeap.com, an India-based virtual career counselor for students, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from Nirvana Venture Advisors. www.yournextleap.com

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18

Birchbox, a New York-based cosmetics-of-the-month club, has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding.Accel Partners led the round, and was joined by First Round Capital, Harrison Metal, Forerunner Ventures, Lerer Ventures, Stanford University Endowment and individual angels. www.birchbox.com

Return Path, a New York-based provider of email marketing solutions for commercial senders, has raised $11 million in new VC funding, according to a regulatory filing. Past backers have included Foundry Group, Sutter Hill Ventures and Union Square Ventures. Scott Weiss of Andreessen Horowitz is listed as a new director on the regulatory filing. www.returnpath.com

Roku, a Saratoga, Calif.-based Internet TV platform, has raised $8 million in Series D funding, according to a regulatory filing. Globespan Capital Partners was joined by return backer Menlo Ventures.www.roku.com

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17

gDine, a Chicago-based online “dining concierge,” has raised $500,000 in seed funding from Lakshmi Capital. Lakshmi also has the option to invest an additional $500,000. www.gdine.com

Xiu.com, a Chinese online retailer of luxury goods, has raised $100 million in private equity funding from Warburg Pincus and return backer Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Kleiner had previously invested $20 million. www.xiu.com

Box.net, a cloud-based enterprise storage company, has secured over $18 million of a $35 million Series D-1 round at a pre-money valuation north of $500 million. Read more…

TouchTunes Interactive Networks, a New York-based provider of digital jukeboxes for bars and restaurants, has raised $45 million in new VC funding. 3i Group led the round with a $40 million investment, while existing backer VantagePoint Capital Partners provided the remainder.www.touchtunes.com

Centrify Corp., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of security and compliance solutions for both on-premise and cloud-based systems and applications, has raised $16 million in Series D funding. Index Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Mayfield Fund, Accel Partners, Invesco Private Capital and Sigma Partners. www.centrify.com

RelayRides, a San Francisco-based neighbor-to-neighbor car-sharing service, has expanded its Series A-2 round to $10 million. Shasta Ventures and Lisa Gransky were joined by return backers Google Ventures and August Capital. www.relayrides.com

Mission Motors Co., a San Francisco-based provider of software and parts for electric vehicles, has raised $9 million in Series B funding. Warburg Pincus led the round, which includes the option to invest up to another $50 million. Return backers Intel Capital also participated. The company was founded to make electric-powered motorcycles, but has opted to abandon that business. www.ridemission.com

Cinchcast (f.k.a. BlogTalkRadio), a New York-based provider of audio content monetization solutions for businesses, has raised $6 million in Series B funding. Guggenheim Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers IA Ventures and Kraft Group. www.cinchcast.com

Kabbage, an Atlanta-based provider of financial services data and marketing solutions for online merchants, has raised $17 million in new VC funding. Backers include Mohr Davidow Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, David Bonderman, Warren Stephens and UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund. www.kabbage.com

Socialware, an Austin, Texas-based provider of social media compliance and engagement solutions, has raised $7 million in Series C funding. Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers Floodgate, G-51 Capital and Silverton Partners. www.socialware.com

Clariphy Communications, an Irvine, Calif.-based maker of MXSP chips for the enterprise backbone, enterprise data center and telecom markets, has raised $4.5 million in new VC funding from“.an existing strategic partner.” The investor may be Nokia Siemens Network, which recently led a $14 million investment in the company, alongside Allegis Capital, Onset Ventures, Pacific General Partners and Norwest Venture Partners. www.clariphy.com

SironRX Therapeutics, a Cleveland-based developer of regenerative therapies to accelerate dermal and bone healing, has raised $3.4 million in Series A funding. North Coast Angel Fund led the round, and was joined by the Cleveland Clinic, JumpStart, Fletcher Spaght Investments, Glengary LLC, Ohio Tech Angel Fund III, Early Stage Partners and X Gen Ltd. www.sironrx.com

SkillShare, a community marketplace for offline classes, has raised $3.1 million in Series A funding.Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures co-led the round. The company previously raised seed funding from groups like Founder Collective and SV Angel. www.skillshare.com

Powerinbox, a Boston-based developer of an open app platform for email, has raised $1.1 million in first-round funding. Backers include Atlas Venture, Longworth Ventures, Correlation Ventures and individual angels. www.powerinbox.com

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16

Zoove, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of vanity phone numbers for brands, has raised $15 million in Series D funding. Panorama Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers Cardinal Venture Capital, Highland Capital Partners and Worldview Technology Partners.  www.zoove.com

Thought Equity Motion, a Denver-based provider of video platform and footage licensing services, has raised $25 million from Shamrock Capital Advisors. VentureWire reports that return backers include Appian Ventures, Adams Street Partners, Syncom Venture Partners and Vista Ventures.www.thoughtequity.com

Haolianluo, a Chinese provider of mobile social networking services, has raised $12 million in Series C funding. Infinity Group led the round with a $7 million investment. www.haolianluo.com

PeerTransfer, a Boston-based provider of an online service that specializes in international money transfers and payments, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. Seed backer Spark Capital led the round, and was joined by Accel Partners, Maveron and Boston Seed Capital. www.peertransfer.com

Brighter.com, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based online consumer resource for making dental care accessible and affordable to the uninsured, has raised $8 million in Series B funding. Benchmark Capital led the round, and was joined by return backer Mayfield. www.brighter.com

BrightTag, a Chicago-based tech platform for the digital marketing industry, has raised $5 million in Series B funding. New World Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers TomorrowVentures, EPIC Ventures and the I2A Fund. www.brighttag.com

MONDAY, AUGUST 15

Buddy Media, a New York–based provider of social media management software, has raised $54 million in Series B funding. Insight Venture Partners was joined by return backers GGV Capital, Institutional Venture Partners and Bay Partners. The company previously raised around $36 million. www.buddymedia.com

Zerto Inc., a developer of business continuity and disaster recovery solutions for virtualized infrastructure and the cloud, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. U.S. Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Battery Ventures and Greylock Partners. The company has offices in Waltham, Mass. and Israel. www.zerto.com

Pulmatrix, a Lexington, Mass.-based developer of therapies for respiratory disease, has raised $14 million in Series B-1 funding. Return backers include Polaris Venture Partners, 5AM Ventures, Arch Venture Partners and Novartis Venture Fund. www.pulmatrix.com

GoTryItOn.com, a New York-based provider of an online personal stylist network, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. Backers include Index Ventures, Len Blavatnik and Alex Zubillaga. www.gotryiton.com

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