Company Enables Global Private Market for Primary Fund Raising; Firms/Accredited Individuals Invest in Deep Tech Startups
Propel(x), an online investment platform that helps investors source, evaluate and fund pioneering science and technology startups, announced it closed a new round of financing in Q1 2020, which, including all converting notes, raised just above $5.5 million.
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“We are very pleased with the support from investors and their belief in the Propel(x) mission”
Investors in this round include Franklin Templeton, FreeS Venture Capital. Sky Saga Capital, ZhenFund, MIT Alumni Angels of Northern California, and several other family offices and individual angels.
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“We are very pleased with the support from investors and their belief in the Propel(x) mission,” Ms. Swati Chaturvedi, CEO of Propel(x) said. “Private markets will become more accessible and transparent due to our platform, as we make early investment in technology startups available to ordinary accredited investors worldwide. As companies stay private longer, more people want to participate in a company’s early investment rounds and Propel(x) provides that opportunity for a wide spectrum of investors.”
“We invest in companies and technologies that we believe are poised to deliver significant economic or strategic benefits,” said Joe Boerio, Chief Risk & Transformational Officer, Franklin Templeton. “Propel(x) has built a platform that we believe holds great potential.”
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