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SocialToaster Closes Series A Funding

By TechTaffy Desk

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SocialToaster has closed a Series A funding round in the amount of $1.975 million. Venture capitalists Blu Venture Investors, Baltimore Angels, Wasabi Ventures, and Piedmont Investment Advisors participated in the round. Their second round of funding follows on the heels of a $530K seed round last year from Neuberger Ventures and other individual investors.

SocialToaster is a software company based in Baltimore, Maryland, that helps clients by increasing the visibility of social networking posts.

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