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PullRequest Raises $8 Million Series A Led by Google’s Gradient Ventures
Techvibes | April 12, 2018

PullRequest Raises $8 Million Series A Led by Google’s Gradient Ventures

PullRequest, an Austin, Texas-based code reviewing platform, raised $8 million in Series A funding. Gradient Ventures led, and was joined by fellow return backers YC, Fika Ventures, Lynett Capital and Defy Partners.

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Built In Austin's 50 Startups to Watch in 2018
built in austin | January 16, 2018

Built In Austin's 50 Startups to Watch in 2018

For our annual 50 startups to watch list, we’re taking a look at 50 local companies founded in the last five years that we think are poised to make an impression. They’ve got the ideas, the talent and the tech to usher Austin’s startup ecosystem into new levels of success — in 2018 and beyond.

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PullRequest Receives $2.3M by Google Ventures
FTReporter | January 4, 2018

PullRequest Receives $2.3M by Google Ventures

PullRequest, a company providing code review as a service, announced a $2.3 million seed round in December 2017. The funding round was led by Google`s new AI-focused fund Gradient Ventures.

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Term Sheet -- Tuesday, December 12
fortune | December 12, 2017

Term Sheet -- Tuesday, December 12

PullRequest, an Austin, Texas-based online code reviewing services company, raised $2.3 million in seed funding, according to TechCrunch. Investors include Gradient Ventures.

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In the money Dec. 11: Five Central Texas companies collect more than $18 million
Austin Business Journal | December 11, 2017

In the money Dec. 11: Five Central Texas companies collect more than $18 million

PullRequest, an Austin, Texas-based code reviewing platform, raised $8 million in Series A funding. Gradient Ventures led, and was joined by fellow return backers YC, Fika Ventures, Lynett Capital and Defy Partners.

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PullRequest Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding
FinSMEs | December 8, 2017

PullRequest Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding

PullRequest, an Austin, Texas and San Francisco Bay Area-based provider of a SaaS code review platform, raised $2.3m in seed funding. The round was led by Gradient Ventures with participation from the Slack Fund, Fika Ventures, Defy Ventures, Lynett Capital, FundersClub and Liquid2 Ventures.

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Code review startup PullRequest raises $2.3M in seed funding
Silicon Angle | December 7, 2017

Code review startup PullRequest raises $2.3M in seed funding

The Austin, Texas-based startup’s efforts have attracted $2.3 million in funding from a group of prominent investors. TechCrunch reported today that Google Inc.’s Gradient Ventures led the round with participation from messaging giant Slack Technologies Inc.’s developer fund, FundersClub and four other institutional backers.

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Y Combinator Alum PullRequest Raises $2.3M from Google’s AI Fund
Austin Inno | December 7, 2017

Y Combinator Alum PullRequest Raises $2.3M from Google’s AI Fund

The round was led by Gradient Ventures, a new AI fund created by Google. Other investors included The Slack Fund, Fika Ventures, Lynett Capital, FundersClub, Defy Ventures and Liquid2 Ventures, created by former NFL star Joe Montana.

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PullRequest pulls in $2.3M seed round led by Google Gradient Ventures
TechCrunch | December 7, 2017

PullRequest pulls in $2.3M seed round led by Google Gradient Ventures

PullRequest, a Y Combinator Summer 17 graduate, announced a $2.3 million seed round today led by Google’s new AI fund, Gradient Ventures. The Slack Fund, Fika Ventures, Defy Ventures, Lynett Capital, FundersClub and Joe Montana’s Liquid2 Ventures also participated. The company has been concentrating on providing code review as a service, a task that often gets lost in today’s high-speed agile development cycles.

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Canadian Entrepreneur Showcases New Startup at Y Combinator Demo Day
Techvibes | August 29, 2017

Canadian Entrepreneur Showcases New Startup at Y Combinator Demo Day

Lyal Avery is at it again. Not long after his last company Playerize was acquired by Perk in 2015, Avery caught the entrepreneur bug. Now he's back in the game with PullRequest. PullRequest, which recently earned accolades from TechCrunch for an impressive performance at Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day.

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