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Nok Nok Labs Raises $8.25M Series C Funding

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Nok Nok Labs, a company that provides authentication services, has closed $8.25 million in a Series C round of financing. The round includes new investors DDS and Raven Ventures, as well as current investors DCM Ventures, Lenovo and Onset Ventures. The latest round of funding brings the total capital raised by Nok Nok Labs to $40 million. Nok Nok Labs is a part of the Fast Identity Online Alliance (FIDO) alliance.

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