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Premise Raises $11M

Premise has raised $11 million in a Series B round. The investment was led by Social+Capital Partnership. Existing investors Harrison Metal, Google Ventures, and Bowery Capital also participated in the investment. Premise software and mobile infrastructure collects millions of discrete data points daily to help its clients navigate economic events like global inflation or food security.

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