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Bluesky raises $8M

By TechTaffy Desk

Bluesky, originally started as a project funded and supported by Twitter, has raised a $8 million seed funding round.

The investement was led by Neo. Additional investors in Bluesky’s seed funding include Joe Beda, Bob Young, Amjad Masad, Amir Shevat, Heather Meeker, Jeromy Johnson, Sarah Drasner, Katelyn Donnelly, Ali Evans, Stav Erez, Kris Nóva, Brad Fitzpatrick, Abdul Ly. Automattic and Protocol Labs also participated in the funding.

Find the blog post by Bluesky on the announcement here.

Find the blog post by Neo on the announcement here.

[Image courtesy: Bluesky]

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