XOR Data Exchange Announces $2 Million Funding Round Live on Air
Mike Cook · EP 593: XOR Data Announcing $2m Funding Round Live, Invested $800k Before Any Revenue with CEO Mike Cook · Mar 9, 2017 · at 10:15
Mike Cook, CEO of XOR Data Exchange, discusses his startup's capitalization history and announces a new financing round with Nathan Latka.
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“And we're going to close on another two million here today.”
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