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Is Quip self-funded or VC backed?

13th August 2013

My answer to Is Quip self-funded or VC backed? on Quora

VC backed: $15,000,000 Series A from Benchmark Capital. Take a look at their Quip Company Fact Sheet linked from https://quip.com/about/

Posted 13th August 2013 at 4:10 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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