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May 17, 2012, 2:06 PM ET

Pinterest, an online pinning board, has raised $100 million in new VC funding at a reported $1.5 billion valuation. Japan’s Rakuten led the round, and was joined by return backers Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners and FirstMark Capital. www.pinterest.com

Vox Mobile, a Cleveland-based provider of managed enterprise mobility solutions, has raised $7.5 million in new VC funding. Edison Ventures led the round, and was joined by Edison limited partner Permal Capital. www.voxmobile.com

American Solar Direct, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based solar energy lease provider, has raised $5 million in new equity funding from firms like WGL Holdings. www.americansolardirect.com

Mass Relevance, an Austin, Texas-based social curation and integration startup, has raised $3.3 million in Series A funding. Austin Ventures led the round, and was joined by Battery Ventures and return backers Floodgate Fund, Allegro Venture Partners and Metamorphic Ventures. www.massrelevance.com

App47, a Reston, Va.–based provider of enterprise mobile application management services, has raised $750,000 in second-round funding. Backers include Valhalla Partners and individual angels. www.app47.com

Dogvacay.com, a community where users can have their dogs boarded in real home settings (i.e., not kennels), has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding. First Round Capital led the round, and was joined by Science Ventures. www.dogvacay.com

Gen110, a San Francisco-based distributed energy startup, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. www.gen110.com

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