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GitLab raises $100 million

DevOps lifecycle company GitLab has raised $100 million in a Series D round, valuing the company at over $1 billion. The investment was led by Iconiq Capital. GitLab has raised a total of $145.5 million to date.

Here is the blog post from GitLab, talking about the funding: https://about.gitlab.com/2018/09/19/announcing-100m-series-d-funding/

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