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Efoora Inc. of Buffalo Grove, Ill., is raising $5 million through a private placement of common stock. A minimum investment of $5,000 is required on the placement. Farrand Investment Bankers of Boca Raton, Fla., is placing the transaction. At the time of its SEC filing, the issuer had already raised $500,000 from 13 accredited investors. The developer and manufacturer of medical diagnostic materials intends to use proceeds from the offering for working capital. For more information, call David Grosky, president, at 847-634-6400.

Kokhala Inc. of St. Louis is raising $3 million through a private placement of Series B convertible preferred stock. A minimum investment of $50,000 is required on the placement. At the time of its SEC filing, the company had already raised $200,000 from two accredited investors. The developer, manufacturer and marketer of solar thermal electric modular distributed power generation systems intends to use proceeds from the offering for working capital and the purchase, rental or leasing and installation of machinery and equipment. For more information, call Kevin O’Brien, executive vice president of technology, at 314-743-2900.