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Explorium raises $31M (Israel)

By TechTaffy Desk

Tel Aviv, Israel-based data discovery company Explorium has raised $31 million. The Series B funding round was led by existing investor Zeev Ventures. 01 Advisors and Dynamic Loop, participated in the investments as well, along with Emerge and F2 Capital.

Explorium has raised $50 million to date.

Explorium, founded in Tel Aviv by Maor Shlomo, Or Tamir, and Omer Har, was named earlier this year as Israel’s most promising early-stage Fintech startup by Citi accelerator, Intuit, and Visa, according to the company.

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