Blackbird doubles down on ex Amazon duo in $19.4 million Series A for vector search
Amount Raised
$19.4 Million
Round Type
Series A
San FranciscoSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceAnalyticsMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingInvestors
Description
Marqo, a vector search startup for ecommerce, has raised US$12.5 million (A$19.4m) in a Series A, just six months after banking A$8.1m in a Seed round. The fresh raise was led by Lightspeed, with support from Blackbird, January Capital, and Chronosphere founder and CTO Rob Skillington.
Quick answer
Marqo raised $19.4 Million in a Series A round, dated February 13, 2024. Investors: Rob Skillington, January Capital, Blackbird and Lightspeed. Marqo is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
- How much did Marqo raise?
- Marqo raised $19.4 Million in a Series A round on February 13, 2024.
- Who invested in Marqo?
- Rob Skillington, January Capital, Blackbird and Lightspeed are named as investors in this round.
- What does Marqo do?
- Marqo is an end-to-end, multimodal vector search engine.
- Where is Marqo based and how big is it?
- Marqo is based in San Francisco, California, United States. Fundz records about 42 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Marqo?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Marqo. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
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