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Obie Has Raised About $750,000 in Total Capital

Chris Buttenham · Obie Growing on Slack marketplace, $25k MRR, Helps Teams Store Information Efficiently · Sep 17, 2020 · at 5:45

Chris Buttenham, founder and CEO of Obie, discusses the company's lean funding history on Top Founders.

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“We've only raised about 750 K in US.”

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The claim, plainly

Obie has raised about $750,000 USD in total funding to date.

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Assessment

As of September 17, 2020, Obie (Tasytt Inc.) had raised approximately $878,000 USD in total funding, consisting of an initial accelerator investment of approximately $114,000–$150,000 USD from 500 Startups in 2017 and a $1,000,000 CAD seed round closed in February 2020 (roughly $715,000–$755,000 USD). While Chris Buttenham's estimate of 'about 750 K in US' closely aligns with the USD value of their primary seed round, the actual cumulative lifetime funding recorded on PitchBook was $878,000 USD (a roughly 15 percent difference from the stated $750,000 USD figure).

BetaKit reported on April 29, 2020, that Obie.ai raised a $1,000,000 CAD seed round in February 2020, which converted to approximately $715,000–$755,000 USD.
PitchBook records indicate Obie previously raised an accelerator round of $114,000 USD in February 2017 from 500 Startups, bringing total pre-acquisition funding to $878,000 USD.

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