Daily funding roundup - April 20, 2016

Mitos Suson · April 20, 2016 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/44ea

Cabify bagged $120M; Brighter raised $21M; Fame and Partners secured $10.2M

If you are interested in being included in our funding roundup, submit your press release or blog post about your financing round to mitos@vator.tv. 

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Mitos Suson

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