Canadian scheduling service Tungle has closed its first round of funding of $5 million, led by Commonwealth Capital Ventures. Existing investors, including JLA Ventures and Desjardins Venture Capital, also participated. The company said it would use the funding to expand marketing and engineering activities. Tungle also launched the open beta…

Somerville, MA-based music site The Echo Nest has raised an undisclosed first round led by Commonwealth Capital Ventures with participation from angels. The Echo Nest offers what it calls “the musical brain” that synthesizes music information, analyzing what bloggers have said about a given song, its tempo, harmonic structure and…

JazzD Markets, an online directory startup, has raised an $8 million first round from Commonwealth Capital Ventures and Pilot House Ventures, according to peHUB, citing a regulatory filing. There’s very little info on the Brookline, MA-based company, other than the fact that it’s helmed by James Bedard, ex-CEO of the…