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Startup Samsara Reveals Rapid Sales Growth in IPO Filing

By Kevin McLaughlin
· · Source: The Information

Samsara, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup that sells software and hardware for tracking fleets of vehicles and other equipment, reported sales growth of 108% to $250 million in the 12 months to Jan. 31, according to an IPO filing . The results indicate that six-year-old Samsara, which was valued at $5.4 billion in a private financing round last year, could be one of the year’s biggest...

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