On top of a $4.2 million seed round closed last year, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based startup has now raised $15.7 million in total.

The Boca Raton-based education technology company secured $11.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Neil Sequeira from Woodside, California-based Defy Partners.

“Novi is at the forefront in empowering leading consumer products companies to source and ensure the proper inputs that deliver healthier, more sustainable, and more transparent products to their customers. We see a groundswell of consumer consciousness in this area, and believe there is tremendous opportunity for innovative brands and retailers to better meet these…

Novi Connect Inc., San Francisco, $1.5 million: Seed funding for this operator of a third party clearinghouse that helps brands and suppliers share information came from Defy Partners.

Honorlock, an online proctoring service that is transforming how educational institutions protect academic integrity in online assessments, today announced that it raised $11.5 million in Series A funding led by Neil Sequeira from Defy Partners.