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A Brazilian scooter start-up called Yellow raised $63 million in a series A funding round from investors like GGV Capital, Monashees Capital, Grishin Robotics and others.

Yellow, which already operates bike and scooter-rental services in Brazil, intends to use the funding to expand its scooter and bike-sharing operations in Latin America. They also aim to build their own bike factory and manufacture their own bikes and scooters there.

Google’s venture arm GV, Battery Ventures, Marc Benioff and programmer-model Karlie Kloss are among investors in a $44 million series B round for StockX, an online marketplace for selling used goods including sneakers and watches.

System1 raised $25 million for drug discovery that could lead to treatments for epilepsy, autism and schizophrenia. The series A funding round was led by CRV and Pfizer Ventures.

Travel tech start-up Beekeeper added $13 million in series A funding to its coffers. The company’s software helps non-desk workers stay connected and coordinated across large organizations and departments. It counts Marriott and Heathrow Airport as clients.

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