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BrightEdge Raises $12.6 Million Series C Financing

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BrightEdge, a search and social management platform for enterprises, has raised $12.6 Million in a series C round led by Intel Capital and joined by existing investors, Battery Ventures, Altos Ventures and Illuminate Ventures.

The funding will be used to continue its team growth, which has doubled in size as well as help expand the company’s footprint with offices in NY and London, says the company.

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