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Idea 💡

Use a new round of funding as a PR play to get coverage on tech news sites.

Tech journalists love nothing more than a juicy funding announcement.

Examples 🔍

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

              As post-pandemic e-commerce booms, Rally raises $6M for Headless Checkout platform https://tcrn.ch/2ZnIBtk by @mikebutcher
             

tcrn.ch

As post-pandemic e-commerce booms, Rally rais...

You might have heard of ‘headless’ content management systems, whereby you can r...

6:41 AM • Oct 26, 2021

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Vinayak Aggarwal

@vinayak_agg

              Some news :). We've raised $1.9M @BiteSpeedHQ led by @Sequoia_India's @_surgeahead & angels like @kunalb11 @ankurnagpal @harsh88shah @shankmurali @navydish to build the conversational commerce stack for e-commerce brands. https://inc42.com/buzz/d2c-enabler-bitespeed-raises-funds-from-sequoia-surge-creds-kunal-shah-others/ More on the journey & plans👇
             

inc42.com

D2C Enabler BiteSpeed Raises Funds From Sequo...

BiteSpeed has raised $1.9 Mn in a seed round from Sequoia India’s Surge, First C...

5:4 AM • Feb 14, 2022

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John Andrew Entwistle

@jaentwistle

              I’m excited to announce @wander’s Series A, led by @QEDInvestors https://www.forbes.com/sites/amydobson/2022/02/09/approaching-30m-in-funding-9-month-old-startup-wander-shows-surge-in-demand-for-viable-web30-business-model/
             

forbes.com

Approaching $30 Million In Funding, 9-Month-O...

A lengthy list of institutional investors and marquee names such as basketball p...

6:45 AM • Feb 9, 2022

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