Existing backers including HSBC and Accenture joined new investors such as ABN Amro in a consortium that injected $64.7m into the data analytics provider.
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Cowboy ropes in Exor for series B
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Antengene accesses $97m series C
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Coursera enrols in $130m series F round
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Qumulo files $125m series E
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Lattice frames $45m series D round
Tiger Global led a series D round that doubled Slack-backed workforce engagement software provider Lattice’s valuation to $400m.
NS1 greenlights $40m series D
The network management technology provider, which counts Cisco, Dell, Salesforce, Deutsche Telekom and Telstra as investors, has now raised $125m in total.