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Brandzuka expects valuation north of $20 million for series round

Achilles Lagrave · 1687 When Programmatic Bidding Reaches OTTs Like Sling, Roku, He Makes Money · Mar 7, 2020 · at 14:37

Brandzuka CEO Achilles Lagrave discusses target valuation expectations for their active funding round.

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“Well, it's going to be our expectation is, is just going to be north of 20.”

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The claim, plainly

Brandzuka will close its next funding round at a pre-money valuation north of $20 million.

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Assessment

Brandzuka (Brandzooka) completed its next funding round on October 14, 2020, raising $5.6 million in Series A funding led by Mark IV Capital. However, neither the official press release, media coverage, SEC filings, nor standard venture tracking databases (such as Caplight, Growjo, and Tracxn) disclosed the pre-money or post-money valuation. Because the funding round closed with valuation terms remaining strictly private and undisclosed to the public, the claim cannot be verified.

On October 14, 2020, Brandzooka announced a $5.6 million Series A funding round led by Mark IV Capital.
Official press releases and industry reporting (such as Built In Colorado) did not disclose pre-money or post-money valuation terms.
Venture databases and public SEC filings list the Series A round valuation terms as undisclosed/private.

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[1] growjo.com [2] builtincolorado.com [3] theventurecodex.com [4] tracxn.com [5] caplight.com [6] growjo.com [7] bizwest.com [8] bizwest.com

"Brandzooka, Inc." Form D EDGAR SEC "Brandzooka" "Form D" OR "SEC" OR "valuation" "Brandzooka" funding round OR valuation "Brandzooka" "Achilles" "Brandzooka" "Form D" 2020 OR 2021

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