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Sort raises $3.5M

San Francisco, Calif.-based Sort, providers of a platform to build decentralized applications, has raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round.

The investment was co-led by Lemniscap and General Partnership, with participation from Alliance DAO, Punk DAO, Orange DAO, Blizzard Fund, Parasol, Red Rooster Ventures, as well as angel investors.

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