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Bottlenose Secures $3.6M Series A Round

By TechTaffy Desk

bottlenooseBottlenose has completed a $3.6 million Series A round of venture capital financing. The round was led by ff Venture Capital, with participation from Lerer Ventures, Transmedia, and Advancit, along with other funds and angel investors.

Bottlenose provides an enterprise-grade dashboard for discovering, monitoring and acting on influential trends, beginning with social media communications affecting brands.

Previously available as a free, trial application, Bottlenose is in limited release on a subscription basis to enterprise customers. General availability of Bottlenose is slated for autumn this year.

[Image courtesy: Bottlenose]

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