Link-shortening service Bitly closed a new $15 million round of funding, the startup announced today.
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The new round of funding, which VentureBeat first reported rumors of in May, was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and RRE Ventures.
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The additional capital will be used to grow the company and hire new employees, Bitly CEO Peter Stern told AllThingsD.
Founded in 2008, the New York City-based startup had raised a total of $28.5 million in funding to date.
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