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VideoIQ Expands Series C with Additional $3.5 Million

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Surveillance solutions company VideoIQ has expanded its Series C investment round with an additional $3.5 million from its existing investors Atlas Venture, Matrix Partners and Tenaya Capital.  The incremental funds bring the total Series C round to $11M and will be used to further support the expansion of the sales and product development teams globally, says the company.

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