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Tinypass Secures $3 Million In Funding

By TechTaffy Desk

Tinypass, a company that provides paywell and donation services for online publishers, has closed a $3 million round of funding led by investment firms Cascabel Management and Plough Penny Partners.

Tinypass CEO Trevor Kaufman also participated in the round, which follows $1.25 million in seed financing raised by the company in 2012.

[Image courtesy: Tinypass]

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