GigaomSnapchat nabs $485M just in time for the new year
Snapchat rang in the new year with $485.6 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing published December 31. The funding came from 23 investors, unnamed in the filing but… Read more »
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Snapchat rang in the new year with $485.6 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing published December 31. The funding came from 23 investors, unnamed in the filing but… Read more »
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