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Biederman: HourlyNerd raised $7.8M Series B in January 2015

Rob Biederman · He Was 26 And Gave Up a $400k+ Salary for HourlyNerd.com, EP 276: Rob Biederman · Jun 11, 2016 · at 14:13

Rob Biederman shares details on HourlyNerd's Series B round size and closing timeline.

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“That was 7.8 million and we raised that in the fall of 20 14. That was, it closed in like January of 15.”

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The claim, plainly

HourlyNerd raised a $7.8 million Series B round that closed around January 2015.

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Assessment

Rob Biederman claimed that HourlyNerd raised a $7.8 million Series B round that closed around January 2015. Independent venture capital databases and contemporary press coverage (including BetaBoston/The Boston Globe on February 4, 2015) corroborate that HourlyNerd raised an equity Series B financing round of $7.8 million led by Highland Capital Partners, with an effective closing and announcement date in early February 2015 (February 1–4, 2015), which matches the stated approximation of 'around January 2015.'

BetaBoston and The Boston Globe reported on February 4, 2015, that HourlyNerd secured $7.8 million in Series B funding led by Highland Capital Partners.
Venture tracking databases (PitchBook, Crunchbase, FinSMEs) record a $7.8 million Series B round for HourlyNerd with effective/announced dates between February 1 and February 4, 2015.

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[1] wikipedia.org [2] wikipedia.org [3] startupintros.com [4] startupintros.com [5] pitchbook.com [6] github.com [7] smebusinessreview.com [8] newsbytesapp.com

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