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YourEncore Receives Equity Investment from Accel-KKR

YourEncore, a worldwide provider of innovation solutions serving the research and development needs of clients, has received a strategic growth equity investment from Accel-KKR. The size of the investment was not shared.

The investment will be used to fund expansion, among other things, said the company.

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