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Poppin Raises $11.1M

By TechTaffy Desk

TrilogyGrowth led the round with continued participation from Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital and company founder J. Christopher Burch . There was additional participation from a small group of angel investors, including TechStars founder, David Tisch. Joel Silver, managing partner of TrilogyGrowth, will be joining Poppin’s board.

Poppin corporate client list Fab.com, Kate Spade , LinkedIn, Pandora, Rachel Zoe Media Group, SalesForce Marketing Cloud and Warby Parker, among others, according to the company.

[Image courtesy: Poppin]

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