– CollegeBacker has rebranded to Backer and raised $8.4m in venture capital.
– Backer is a social savings platform that brings digital investment advice to 529 plans.
– Backer’s latest round of funding was led by Crosslink Capital with participation from Rally Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and Expansion Ventures. Jim Feuille, early investor and board member at Chime, Pandora, and Personal Capital, has joined the Backer board. Other investors include SoFi co-founder Dan Macklin, Patreon co-founder Sam Yam, veteran fintech investor Tom Blaisdell, along with Reach Capital, Ulu Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, and several universities (Princeton, Dartmouth, and USC).

– Manticore Games™, the developer and operator behind Core™, an endless arcade of high-quality, user-built games, announced it has raised $100 million in Series C financing.
– The funding was led by XN, with participation from other leading strategic and institutional investors such as SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and LVP, as well as returning investors Benchmark, Bitkraft’s new Opportunity Fund, Correlation Ventures and Epic Games.
– The company will use the investment to accelerate Core’s growth by bolstering its industry-leading Creator programs, and further developing the most advanced game creation and publishing tools of any major user-generated content (UGC) platform.

– Manticore Games, the San Mateo, Calif.-based developer and operator behind Core™, an endless arcade of high-quality, user-built games, raised $100m in Series C financing.
– The round was led by XN, with participation from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and LVP, as well as returning investors Benchmark, Bitkraft’s new Opportunity Fund, Correlation Ventures and Epic Games.
– The company will use the funds to accelerate growth by bolstering its Creator programs, and further developing game creation and publishing tools of any major user-generated content (UGC) platform.

– Janux Therapeutics announced the close of a $56m Series A financing.
– The financing was led by Avalon Ventures and joined by new investors, OrbiMed and RA Capital Management, as well as existing investors, Bregua and Correlation Ventures.
– In conjunction with the financing, Peter Thompson, M.D., partner at OrbiMed, and Jake Simson, Ph.D., partner at RA Capital Management, will join the Board of Directors.
– Janux’s proprietary Tumor Activated T Cell Engager (TRACTr) technology is designed to overcome specific limitations of current T cell immuno-oncology therapies.

– Ternary Launches Cost Management Tool for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
– Ternary Inc. raises $1.6 Million in initial funding led by Greycroft, Oceans Ventures, Operator Partners, Great Oaks Venture Capital and Correlation Ventures with participation from key industry angels.
– Ternary creates tools at the intersection of Finance and Engineering with features based on FinOps principles. FinOps is the operating model for managing the variable spend of cloud: a combination of systems, best practices and culture that ensures companies get the most value out of every cloud dollar spent.
– Ternary encourages Engineers to review and make smart decisions on cost optimizations. Ternary helps create a culture of accountability, collaboration and trust between finance and engineering so the company can focus on growth and innovation.

– Slync.io from Dallas develops a logistics operating process and system orchestration platform for global logistics providers and shippers.
– Series B $60m round led by Goldman Sachs Growth with participation from ACME Ventures, 235 Capital Partners, Correlation Ventures and other existing investors.
– The new investment will be aimed at expanding the company’s business reach in Europe and Asia.
– Goldman Sachs’ John Giannuzzi will also join Slync’s board of directors.