Plotly raised a $4.5M seed round and $1M in debt
Jack Parmer · 1019 The Tool Tesla's Data Analysts Use Hits 3,000 Customers · May 9, 2018 · at 6:11
Plotly CEO Jack Parmer shares the company's total capitalization structure, combining seed equity with venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank.
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“We raised four and a half million seed and then took on a million in debt.”
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