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    Last month, DISCO announced the completion of it’s $100 million fourth-quarter financing. The financing consists of a $40 million debt investment from Comerica and a $60 million equity investment from Georgian, LiveOak Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, the Stephens group, and Byer Capital. According to the press release, DISCO’s total amount raised is $235 million, including the $100 million financing. The Austin legal tech startup is now valued at $785 million. 

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    About Savannah Burns: Savannah is a Business Development Associate for Swyft, which is a tech PR agency in Austin and Houston and a top digital marketing and PR agency in Denver since its founding in 2011. Swyft recently opened a satellite office where it offers tech PR in San Francisco. Swyft was also listed as one of the top tech PR agencies in Texas by the B2B services review site, Clutch.co.

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