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February 8, 2012, 3:03 PM ET

Pivot3 Inc., an Austin, Texas-based provider of unified storage and compute appliances, has raised $23 million in new equity funding. Samsung Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Focus Ventures, InterWest Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mesirow Financial, Northleaf Capital Partners and Silver Creek Ventures. The company previously raised around $77 million. www.pivot3.com

Velomedix Inc., a Menlo Park, Calif.-based developer of medical devices to treat therapeutic hypothermia, has raised $10.2 million in Series B funding. No investor information was disclosed. www.velomedix.com

Extole
, a San Francisco-based provider of a consumer-to-consumer social marketing platform, has raised $10 million in Series C funding. Shasta Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Norwest Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Trident Capital. www.extole.com

TruTouch Technologies, an Albuquerque, N.M.-based provider of non-invasive biometric intoxication detection systems, has raised $3 million in new VC funding. iTulip Inc. led the round, and was joined by Launchpad Venture Group, Verge Fund, and Jerome Capital. www.trutouchtechnologies.com

Blip, a New York-based online video network, has raised over $12 million in new funding. The deal includes equity from return backers Bain Capital Ventures and Canaan Partners, plus venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank. www.blip.com

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