Funding Announcement Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

[Or: EMBARGOED UNTIL [00:00] [Time Zone], [Month DD, YYYY]]

[Company Name] Raises $[Amount] [Series / Seed] Round Led by [Lead Investor]

[Subheadline: what the funding will be used for, in one line]

[CITY, State] – [Month DD, YYYY] – [Company Name], [one-phrase description of the company], today announced it has raised $[Amount] in [round] funding led by [Lead Investor], with participation from [Investor], [Investor], and [Investor]. The round brings the company's total funding to $[Amount].

Round

[Seed / Series A / Series B]

Amount

$[Amount]

Lead investor

[Firm Name]

Participating

[Firm Name], [Firm Name], [Individual investors, if disclosed]

Total raised to date

$[Amount]

Closed

[Month YYYY]


Use of funds

[Company Name] plans to use the funding to:

  • [Use, e.g. expand the engineering team from [N] to [N]]
  • [Use, e.g. enter a new market or region]
  • [Use, e.g. develop a named product or capability]

[Paragraph on the company's progress to date: customers, growth, or milestones that are already public.]

“[Quote from [Name], [Title] of [Company Name]. Insert only wording the speaker has approved.]” said [Name], [Title] of [Company Name].

“[Quote from [Name], [Title] at [Lead Investor]. Insert only wording the speaker has approved.]” said [Name], [Title] at [Lead Investor].

[Optional: any board changes, advisors, or legal and financial advisors on the transaction.]

About [Company Name]

[Company Name] [makes / provides] [what the company does] for [customers]. Founded in [year] and headquartered in [city], the company [one public fact]. More information is available at [website].

About [Lead Investor]

[Lead Investor] is a [type of firm] that invests in [stage and sector]. [Firm-approved boilerplate or website.]

Media contact

[Name], [Title]
[Company Name]
[email@example.com] · [Phone]

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