Hi, everyone, happy Thursday!

Sorry for the late send — we were on several back-to-back calls this a.m. Also, no column today. More tomorrow!

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Top News in the A.M.

Nasdaq has agreed to buy SecondMarket to combine forces with the Nasdaq Private Market, reports TechCrunch. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed. The group will facilitate the exchange of shares for private companies, including DocuSign, Pinterest, Shazam and Tango. Bill Siegel, present CEO of SecondMarket, will lead the expanded Nasdaq Private Market business, which will be headquartered in both San Francisco and New York.

Amazon‘s one-hour delivery service, Prime Now, has hit the Bay Area.

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New Fundings

Ampy, a 1.5-year-old, Chicago-based kinetic charging battery startup — it makes a wearable spare battery pack charged by human movement — has raised $875,000 in seed funding led by Clean Energy Trust and NewGen Ventures, with participation from numerous angel investors. TechCrunch hasmore here.

Bownty, a 4.5-year-old, Copenhagen, Denmark-based aggregator that collects, sorts and distributes deals from more than 100 deal sites in approximately 1,200 cities in Europe, has raised €3.4 million (roughly $3.9 million) in Series A funding. Backers include HOWZAT Partners, SEED Capital, and Bownty chairman Pia Vemmelund. More here.

Clutter, a 2.5-year-old, L.A.-based high-tech self-storage service, has raised $9 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital. The company has now raised $12.3 million altogether. The WSJ has more here.

DigiTour Media, a five-year-old, L.A.-based company that produces concerts and other live events that feature social media stars, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Viacom, LionTree Entertainment and Slow Ventures. More here.

Honestbee, a year-old, Singapore-based on-demand grocery concierge and delivery service startup, has raised $15 million in funding led by Formation 8, with participation from Pejman Mar Ventures, Gideon Yu and Owen Van Natta. Tech In Asia has more here.

Insureon, a Chicago-based online provider of small business insurance, has raised $31 million in new funding led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from earlier backer Accretive. The Chicago Tribune has more here.

Kaleo Software, a three-year-old, El Segundo, Ca.-based enterprise cloud platform for capturing and sharing employee expertise, has raised $7 million in funding led by OMERS Ventures, with participation from Saturn Partners. More here.

MoneyForward, a Tokyo, Japan-based online financial management startup, has raised JPY 1.6 billion (US$13.3 million) in Series C funding from SBI Holdings, Shizuoka Bank, Yamaguchi Financial Group, Toho Bank, Fenox Venture Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, and Mitsui & Co. Tech in Asia has more here. The company had raised a separate,$12.6 million round, less than a year ago.

Numerify, a three-year-old, Cupertino, Ca.-based company that sells IT business analytics applications to companies, has raised $37.5 million in Series C funding led by Tenaya Capital. Silicon Valley Bank and Four Rivers Group also joined the round, along with earlier backers Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company has now raised more than $60 million altogether. Vator has more here.

Opinio, a six-month-old, Bangalore, India-based hyperlocal delivery startup, has raised $7 million in Series A funding from Accel Partners, Sands Capital and the logistics firm Delvhivery. Tech in Asia has more here.

Periscope Data, a 3.5-year-old, San Francisco-based startup that has built a platform for data scientists to create fast, detailed and customized visualizations, has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding led by by DFJ, along with participation from earlier backers AngelPad, Susa Ventures and Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors. TechCrunch has more here.

Playful Corp., a three-year-old, McKinney, Tex.-based virtual-reality gaming studio founded by Paul Bettner, cofounder of the once-popular mobile game “Words with Friends” (it sold to Zynga for a bundle in 2012), has raised $25 million from undisclosed investors. The WSJ has more here.

Portal Instruments, a three-year-old, Cambridge, Ma.-based drug delivery company focused on injectable biologics for chronic diseases, has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by 5AM Ventures. Earlier backer Sanofi Sunrise also joined the round. Med Device Online has more here.

Silk Road Medical, an eight-year-old, Sunnyvale, Ca.-based company that makes medical devices for neurovascular diseases, has raised $57 million in equity and debt financing. CRG led the debt financing. It also participated in the company’s equity funding, with Warburg Pincus and The Vertical Group. Fierce Medical Devices has more here.

Squad, a months-old, New York-based app that connects groups of friends together (including around events or nights out), has raised $1.7 million in seed funding led by Lerer Hippeau Ventures and First Round Capital. TechCrunch has more here.

Sunnova, a three-year-old, Houston, Tex.-based private residential solar service company, has raised $300 million in debt arranged by Credit Suisse and equity funding led by Triangle Peak Partners. Other equity investors include business development companies sponsored by Franklin Square Capital Partners. Sunnova had raised another giant round — $250 million — last November. More here.

The18, a 1.5-year-old, Boulder, Co.-based online content and commerce platform for soccer enthusiasts, has raised $1 million in funding from unnamed individual investors. More here.