Marinelli: Traction raised $3.7M seed round from Y Combinator and Soma Capital
Igor Marinelli · LATAM SaaS + IoT Grows 10x to $1.2m in ARR, $3.7m Round at $15m Valuation · Jan 24, 2022 · at 11:51
Igor Marinelli, co-founder of Latin American industrial IoT startup Traction, discusses the company's early fundraising history with Nathan Latka.
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“We've raised 3.7 million bucks and in seed round that was a Y Cominator together with Soma Capital and other US funds.”
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