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Yousician, The Worlds Leading Platform for Learning and Playing Music, Announces Closing of $28 Million Series B Round TRUE VENTURES LEADS ROUND, NEW INVESTORS INCLUDE AMAZONS ALEXA FUND AND MPL VENTURES LLP News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yousician, the worlds leading interactive music platform, announces the closing of a $28 million Series B round of funding for its platforms - Yousician and GuitarTuna - bringing its total raise...

Yousician raises $28M to make music education more accessible By his own admission, Chris Thür wasn’t the most obvious person to start a music education company. Thür (previously a laser researcher) recalled an early meeting with an investor who asked whether he and co-founder Mikko Kaipainen (an electrical engineer) were music teachers or musicians, ultimately going “down the list of all the things that would somewhat qualify us for that world.” Each time, they had to tell him no. “W...

Hair Color Innovator Madison Reed Raises Over $50 Million to Continue Omnichannel Expansion Brand prepares to seize here-to-stay post-pandemic consumer behavior shifts News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Madison Reed announced a $52 million financing round to continue to fuel its omnichannel expansion and build upon the 130 percent growth it saw during 2020. The round was led by True Ventures, an investor in Peloton, Ring and Blue...