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Gigya Raises $15.3 Million

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Gigya, a provider of social infrastructure for enterprises, has secured $15.3 million in funding from Advance Publications, Mayfield Fund, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Adobe.

Gigya currently has over 500 customers and says its technology is reaching more than one billion unique users per month. Gigya’s 2011 sales more than tripled year-over-year and the average new deal size nearly doubled, says the company.

Upload: 06-17-12

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