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Sprinklr Raises $15M

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Sprinklr, a provider of social media management infrastructure for large enterprises,  has raised $15 million from Intel Capital and Battery Ventures.

Ragy Thomas (CEO, Sprinklr):Social media continues to pose significant disruption to the enterprise and brands struggle to ensure meaningful customer engagement with a consistent voice at every social touch point.

Sprinklr offers an enterprise-wide social media management system, and related services. It raised $5 million from Battery Ventures previously.

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