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Tongal Raises $15M

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Tongal, a social platform for marketers to produce video content, has raised a $15 million Series B investment from Insight Venture Partners. Tongal plans to use the funding to accelerate the build-out of its global creative community and to support plans for rapid expansion.

Tongal Community members have earned more than $3 million dollars via the website till date, says the company.

[Image courtesy: Tongal]

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