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Wizeline raises $43 million

San Francisco-based Wizeline, an outsourced product development and technology company, has closed a $43 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by the Apax Digital Fund, a growth equity fund advised by global private equity advisory firm Apax Partners.

Marcelo Gigliani and Bryan Gartner, both principals at Apax Digital, will be joining Wizeline’s board.

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