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Legion Technologies

Legion Technologies

Palo Alto, CA, US

Founded

2016

Stage

Series D

Disclosed Funding

$185.5M

Epic Games

Epic Games

Cary, NC, US

Founded

1991

Stage

Late Stage Private

Disclosed Funding

$14.3B

Glydways

Glydways

South San Francisco, CA, US

Founded

2016

Stage

Series C

Disclosed Funding

$417.2M

Iecure

Iecure

Philadelphia, PA, US

Founded

2012

Stage

Series A

Disclosed Funding

$115M

Hash App

Hash App

Miami, FL, US

Founded

2021

Stage

Pre-Seed

Disclosed Funding

$1.1M

Fortuna-Insights

Fortuna-Insights

Cambridge, MA, US

Founded

2023

Stage

Pre-Seed

Disclosed Funding

$210k

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