Funding Rounds
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           Giphy Raises Additional US$72 Million In Funding, Now Values At US$600 MillionThe popular search engine for GIFs raises an additional US$72 million in funding and is now valued at US$600 million. 
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           VR Animation Studio, Baobab Studios Raises US$25 Million In Series B RoundVR animation studios, Baobab Studios raises US$25 million in their Series B round led by Horizon Ventures, Twentieth Century Fox, Evolution Media Partners, China’s Shanghai Media Group, Youku Global Media Fund and LDV Partners. 
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           Japan’s 360-Degree Virtual Reality Ad Network Secures Six-Digit In Seed FundingVRize, a Japanese startup focusing on ad networks in Virtual Reality (VR) has announced today that it has secured a six-digit funding from B Dash Ventures and Speee in its seed round. 
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           Soundtrap, A Collaborative Music And Audio Creative App Raises US$ 6 Million In Series ASoundtrap, a cloud-based music platform has raised US$ 6 million in their Series A funding which was led by Industrifonden. 
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           Tokyo-Based Toreta Secures US$12 Million In SeriesToreta, a startup working on a mobile application for restaurant management in Japan secures fund of US$12million on October 2, 2016. 





