KarmaBot raised angel funding at a $5M valuation cap
Stas Kulesh · KarmaBot Slack Tool Hits $200k Revenues, 233 Customers Using App Exchanges · Aug 8, 2020 · at 7:42
Stas Kulesh, founder of employee recognition tool KarmaBot, discusses the company's past fundraising and valuation history with host Nathan Latka.
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“The angel investment was based on the five million cap.”
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