Weekly Refresh: Paper Raised $7.5M, Pragma Got $4.2M, and More

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Written by Anna Holmquist
Published on Mar. 16, 2020
Weekly Refresh: Paper Raised $7.5M, Pragma Got $4.2M, and More
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Albert raised $50M. Its platform lets users track how much they make and spend to help them find a healthy balance. CapitalG, the Alphabet venture firm, led the Series B round. [Built In LA]

Paper gained $7.5M. The company offers remote learning systems. Reach Capital led the funding round. [Socaltech]

Cie hired new entrepreneur-in-residence. Yasuto Suga joined to work on Performa. The venture studio serves as an innovation lab and accelerator. [Press Release]

Pragma raised $4.2M. The backend toolkit it offers helps to reduce the time it takes to get an app to market by months. Upfront Ventures led the funding round. [TechCrunch]

influence.co raised $3M. The networking platform for influencers, creators and companies just closed on its seed funding round. Bonfire Ventures led the round. The company, founded in 2016, has over 175,000 members to date. [Press Release]

E3 canceled. The gaming convention, slated to take place June 9-11, won’t move forward due to coronavirus concerns. The 2021 conference is currently scheduled to proceed as planned. [Built In LA]

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