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SpotRight raises $6.75 million

Little Rock, Arkansas-based SpotRight, an audience insights and targeting platform, has raised $6.75 million in a combination equity and debt funding round led by TechOperators and Silicon Valley Bank.

The new funds will be used to expand product capabilities among other things, says the company.

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