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Coalesce raises $50M

By TechTaffy Desk

Coalesce.io, a San Francisco-based data transformation company, has announced the closure of a $50 million Series B funding round.

Coalesce.io’s Series B round was led by Industry Ventures and Emergence Capital, with participation from 11.2 Capital, DNX Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures, Hyperlink Ventures, Next Legacy Partners, Snowflake Ventures, Telstra Ventures, and former Snowflake chief executive Bob Muglia.

This latest round brings the company’s total funding to $81 million.

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