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Entelo closes $20 million Series C financing round

Entelo, a company that provides recruiting solutions, has closed a $20 million Series C financing round. The investment was led by U.S. Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Battery Ventures and Shasta Ventures. Correlation Ventures also participated in the round.

Entelo’s solution currently serves more than 600 companies including Capital One, Cisco, Facebook, GE, Genentech, Netflix, Northrop Grumman, and Target, according to a statement from the company. Entelo says it will use the new funds to continue its investment in artificial intelligence and to accelerate hiring.

In another development, Entelo announced newly forged relationships with world-class data providers, including Equifax, FullContact and InsideView.

[Image courtesy: Entelo]

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