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It’s a slow news week in VC-land:
Comcast Ventures has invested $11 million in Integrate, an ad-spending software company headed by former Olympic skier and Philadelphia Eagle kick returner Jeremy Bloom. The Denver-based company will open up offices in the 67th Ward and San Francisco.
According to an SEC filing, Tersa Therapeutics has raised $28 million.
The Next Web has the behind-the-scenes story of the Sqoot controversy. You may remember, the former DreamIt Ventures company was widely criticized for sexist language on a hackathon signup page.
First Round Capital is among the firms to invest in Yummly. The recipe search site raised $6 million in a Series A round.
Pete Musser, CEO of Safeguard Scientifics, was awarded the Schoemaker Leadership Award by PA BIO.
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