Allis: iContact raised a total of $53M over five years
Ryan Allis · #710 iContact Founder Returns To Mixergy After $169M Sale – with Ryan Allis · Apr 9, 2012 · at 15:56
iContact co-founder Ryan Allis reflects on the funding rounds and investor support that fueled iContact's growth prior to its $169 million acquisition.
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“Not only provided, you know, 500,005, which you raised a total of fifty three million dollars over the last five years at eye contact not only provided money, but actually provided, you know, strategic advice”
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