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Clubhouse Confirms New Funding Round Led by Andreessen Horowitz

By Alex Heath
· · Source: The Information

Audio social app Clubhouse confirmed Sunday that it raised a Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz with new investors DST Global, Tiger Global Management and the angel investor Elad Gil. Clubhouse can raise up to $200 million by selling its shares to investors in the round, according to company documents filed with the state of Delaware last week. It’s unclear if existing shareholders such...

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