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Apptimize Closes $4M Series A Round

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Apptimize, a company that provides optimization tools for mobile applications, has closed a $4 million Series A funding round led by Costanoa Venture Capital. The Series A round brings Apptimize’s total funding to $6 million, after a $2.1 million seed round in January 2014.

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