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January 26, 2012, 2:25 PM ET

HelloWallet, a Washington, D.C.-based personal finance website, has raised $12 million in Series B funding. Morningstar Inc. led the round with a $6.75 million investment, and was joined by TD Fund ($4m) and undisclosed return backers. The company previously raised $3.6 million from Grotech Ventures and Jean and Steve Case. www.hellowallet.com

House Party Inc., a New York-based social media marketing company for community events, has raised $5.3 million in Series C funding led by Acadia Woods Partners. www.houseparty.com

Cozi, a Seattle-based online and mobile family calendar and organizer, has raised $3 million in new Series C funding. No investor information was disclosed. The company previously raised over $13 million Gannett Co. and Benaroya Capital. www.cozi.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

BeachMint, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based social commerce company for celebrity–curated direct-to-consumer products, has raised $35 million in new VC funding. Accel Partners led the round, and was joined by Goldman Sachs, New World Ventures, Millennium Technology Value Partners and undisclosed return backers. The company previously raised over $38 million from Scale Venture Partners, Lightbank, New Enterprise Associates, Trinity Ventures and Anthem Ventures. www.beachmint.com

Skyfire Labs, a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of mobile video optimization and cloud solutions, has raised $8 million in Series C funding. Verizon Investments was joined by return backers Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. www.skyfire.com

S.E.A. Medical Systems Inc.
, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based developer of safety and management technologies for IV medicine, has raised $3 million in Series B funding from JK&B Capital. www.seamedical.com

955 Dreams, developer of the Band of the Day iPhone app, has raised $3.25 million in seed funding, according to TechCrunch. Backers include 500 Startups, CrunchFund, m8 Capital, Felicis Ventures and Kapor Capital. www.955dreams.com

Drchrono, a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of solutions for simplifying a medical practice’s revenue stream, has raised $2.8 million in funding led by Yuri Milner. Google’s Matt Cutts also participated. www.drchrono.com

MC10 Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based company that takes “high-performance electronics out-of-the-box and into new products that blur the lines between user and device,” has raised $2 million in new VC funding from Aberdare Ventures. www.mc10inc.com

ModeWalk
, a Burlingame, Calif.-based immersive by-city online shopping experience for luxury goods, has raised over $1.8 million in Series A funding led by Merus Capital. www.modewalk.com

Murfie, a Madison, Wis.–based online digital music marketplace, has raised $1.4 million in first-round funding. DaneVest Tech Fund led the round, and was joined by individual angels like Barry Silbert (SecondMarket). www.murfie.com

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