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Alight raises $11 million

By TechTaffy Desk

San Franciso, California-based Alight has closed a Series A funding round of $11 million from Caterpillar Venture Capital and a consortium of noted Bay Area tech investors, led by Alight chairman, Steven Berger.

Alight provides enterprise-class applications for real-time, dynamic scenario comparison and analysis. The company has solutions for mining and pharma, and says it plans to expand into new industries, including the addition of two new verticals in 2017, with pharma slated for Q3.

[Image courtesy: Alight]

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