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True Fit closes $55 million Series C investment

True Fit, a personalization platform for apparel and footwear, has raised $55 million in a Series C round of funding. The investment was led by Georgian Partners, with participation from existing investors Jump Capital, Signal Peak Ventures, Intel Capital, and new investor Cross Creek Capital.

True Fit says it tripled its commercial growth YoY in 2017, seeing its presence top 200 major global enterprise retail sites, while in parallel the network of registered users surpassed 55 million.

[Image courtesy: True Fit]

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