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Relish raised a $2.2M seed round in late 2018

Leslie Eccles · FanDuel Co-Founder Launched New Relationship App Idea, $2m Raised · Dec 9, 2020 · at 4:04

Leslie Eccles, founder of Relish and co-founder of FanDuel, shares the exact amount raised for Relish's seed round.

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