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Yesware Raises $13.5 Million

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Yesware

Yesware has raised $13.5 million in a Series B round of financing. The round was led by Neeraj Agrawal of Battery Ventures. Existing investors Google Ventures, Foundry Group, IDG Ventures and Golden Venture Partners also participated.

Yesware is an email tool for salespeople, that lets users track emails, create templates, and CRM sync, among other things.

The latest investment brings the company’s total financing raised till date to $18.5 million.

[Image courtesy: Yesware]

 

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