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Vidyard Raises $18M

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Video marketing and sales enablement solutions company Vidyard has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from existing investors iNovia Capital, OMERS Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and SoftTech VC. Byron Deeter, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, is joining Vidyard’s board.

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