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AlertMedia Raises $8 million

AlertMedia, a company that provides mass communication software, has raised $8 million in a Series B funding round led by Next Coast Ventures. Existing investor ATX Seed Ventures also participated in the round.

AlertMedia has raised over $17 million to date from investors.

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