The accounting platform operator’s investment subsidiary has unveiled Hirac Fund’s $11.7m initial close with multiple corporate LPs on its way to a $29m ceiling.
Author: Edison Fu
Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.
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