Here's a quick roundup of some of today's funding announcements:
Local review site Qype gets $8.7M for mobile edition -- The European user-generated review site has raised funding from Vodafone Ventures and others to expand its Yelp-like apps on Android and Blackberry. The Qype app will now come pre-loaded on many Vodafone devices throughout Europe.
SunPower grabs $2.5M to heat up business in Austin -- The solar energy company plans to create 450 new jobs in Texas with funding raised from the Texas Enterprise Fund, a state incentive fund. SunPower said Austin's solar and semiconductor talent make it an attractive site. The announcement follows a handful of government contracts landed by the solar firm in August.
One on One Marketing finds new students online -- The Utah-based marketing company has raised an undisclosed amount to generate leads for online educational institutions, peHUB reports. Sales leads are delivered primarily through ClassesandCareers.com, an online education resource operated by One on One, which also runs lead-generation sites widow.com and injury.com.
Helix Therapeutics brings in $2.5M to cure genetic diseases -- The biotech startup founded at Yale Medical School has raised $2.5M from Canaan Partners and others. Helix cures diseases like sickle-cell anemia by correcting genetic mutations in blood stem cells.