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Resolute, Aspect Ventures, and Hiten Shah invested in Latergram's seed

Matt Smith · How Latergram.me Grew to $50k/mo, 500,000 users, $1.2m Raised in Episode 190 with Matt Smith · Mar 6, 2016 · at 19:07

Matt Smith lists the participating angel investors and venture firms in Latergram's seed round.

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“We did raise more money later on and sort of close out the seed round. Resolute founders, Heaton Shaw, invested some money and then also Aspect Ventures, so they're you know, Teresa Gao, and Jennifer Swanstead, and Lauren and Claudney put some money in as well.”

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