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Aptem has raised $8M to $9M in funding to date

Richard Olberg · He Hit $8m in Revenue Helping UK Companies Train Employees Faster and Comply with Regulation · Nov 1, 2023 · at 14:34

Richard Olberg, founder of UK vocational training SaaS platform Aptem, discusses the company's capitalization history with Nathan Latka.

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“We've raised about eight or nine million.”

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