The Minerva Project, a university geared toward global leadership and innovation, has raised $70 million in a Series B round led by TAL Education Group with participation from ZhenFund, Yongjin Group and previous investor Benchmark. Minerva aims to provide an exceptional liberal arts and and sciences eduation for future leaders and innovators across all disciplines. Based in San Francisco and accepting a founding class of 29 students this year, Minerva will use the cash to build out curriculum and boost enrollment.

Welltok, a health optimization company headquartered in Denver, has raised $25 million in new funding from Bessemer Venture Partners. Welltok provides a platform for health managers to offer members customized wellness and condition management programs, integrating with fitness wearables and apps to reward members for positive behavior. Founded in 2009, Welltok has raised $73 million to date and plans to raise an additional $12 million to add to this round before the end of the year.

Wit.ai, a natural language startup based in Palo Alto, has raised $3 million in a seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Ignition Partners, NEA, A-Grade, SV Angel, Eric Hahn, Alven Capital, and TenOneTen. Wit.ai helps developers build speech interfaces for their apps or devices through an API that turns natural language into actionable data. A Winter 2014 Y Combinator company, Wit.ai will use the latest cash to back product development and growth.

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