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Branding Brand Raises $9.5M Series B Round

By TechTaffy Desk

Branding_BrandMobile commerce platform Branding Brand has secured $9.5 million in Series B funding led by existing investor Insight Venture Partners. The round also includes repeat investment from CrunchFund and Lead Edge Capital, along with new participation from eBay Enterprise, an eBay company.

This brings the company’s total funding up to $17 million.

[Image courtesy: Branding Brand]

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