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MindTickle lands $100M for sales readiness

, a provider of sales readiness tools for businesses, that it has raised $100 million in an equity and debt financing round led by .

Existing investors, , , , and also participated in the round. The funds will go toward expanding global operations and investing in product innovation.

Founded in 2011, MindTickle previously raised $81 million in venture funding, per SA国际传媒 data. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has significant operations in Pune, India.

Funding Rounds

• AliveCor raises $65M for remote cardiology platform: , a Mountain View-based provider of personal ECG technology and enterprise cardiology tools, announced a $65 million series E financing led by existing investors , , , and .
• Curbio raises $25M for home improvements: Maryland-based , a pay-at-closing home improvement company for real estate agents, has raised $25 million in a financing round led by .
• KYKLO raises $8.5M seed round: , provider of an SEO-optimized e-commerce platform, announced an $8.5 million seed round led by and .
• Silofit adds to seed round: On-demand gym platform , based in Canada, received a seed round extension of CAD$3.5 million. and led the initial seed, with participation from NFL player, , while came on for the extension. The company opened three micro-gyms and plans for a U.S. expansion in 2021.

Other news

• SpaceX launches four astronauts into orbit: launched four astronauts into orbit Sunday evening. The launch marks the company鈥檚 first full operational mission with people on board and is expected to be the first of regularly scheduled commercial flights to the International Space Station.
• PIX launches in Brazil: PIX, an instant payments system created by the , was launched Monday for all users. That included a partnership between and that enables users to pay for their rides and Uber Eats orders with PIX and EBANX. The as a move that would shake up Brazil鈥檚 banking ecosystem.

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