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Zirtual Raises $2M Series A Round

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Zirtual, an online service that matches professionals with virtual executive assistants, has raised a $2 million Series A round of financing from Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos.com), VegasTechFund, and Mayfield Fund.

Zirtual, which currently has an office in San Francisco, is opening a new headquarters in downtown Las Vegas as part of Hsieh’s Downtown Project to help revitalize downtown Las Vegas.

[Image courtesy: Zirtual]

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