Snowdon Inc., a New Brunswick, N.J.-based drug startup, has raised $500,000 from Foundation Venture Capital Group, a firm formed last year to support startups developing technology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. www.snowdonpharma.com
Vulcan Capital of Seattle and Bankers' Capital Group of Atlanta have agreed to form Vulcan Bankers Group LLC, a joint venture that will identify, acquire and manage banking sector in the Southeastern United States. www.capital.vulcan.com
Quantcast Corp., a San Francisco-based Internet ratings startup, has raised around $5.7 million in Series A funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include The Founders Fund and Revolution Capital. The company is run by former SearchSpace CEO Konrad Feldman. www.quantcast.com
Teracent Inc., a Foster City, Calif.-based online advertising startup, has raised around $5 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates, according to a regulatory filing. www.teracent.com
ChemoCentryx Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based developer of oral drugs for autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases and oncology, has raised $29.84 million in Series D funding, according to a regulatory filing. Glaxo Group Ltd. was joined by return backers like Alta Partners, GIMV, HBM BioVentures and OrbiMed Advisors. www.chemocentryx.com
ScanR Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based company that enables camera phones and digital cameras to scan, copy and fax, has raised $8 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Adobe Systems and JAIC American were joined by return backers Trinity Ventures and Thomvest International. www.scanr.com
Azea Networks Ltd., a UK-based provider of optical networking solutions for submarines, has secured $6 million of a $15 million Series D round, according to a regulatory filing. TVM Capital and Lago Venture Fund were joined by return backers Accel Partners, Atlas Venture and Quester Management. www.azea.net
Peter Bennett has joined private equity firm Consumer Growth Partners as a New York-based partner. He previously ran the private placement practice at Goldsmith Agio Helms. www.consumergrowth.com
Anglo Irish Bank has named Jonathan Tuthill head of corporate treasury for the bank's North American operations. He will be based in Boston, and previously was senior manager of corporate treasury in Dublin.
Kitty Sahin has joined The Watermill Group as a partner. She previously was head of corporate development at Charles River Labs.