Nick Weaver says Eero has raised about $100 million in total capital
Nick Weaver · 1145 How Eero is Locking Down Distribution Channel for "Home Automation Wars" With $100m · Sep 12, 2018 · at 9:08
Nick Weaver, co-founder and CEO of Eero, discloses the total amount of venture capital raised by the company.
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“Yeah, we've raised about a hundred million dollars.”
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