GeekWire: Banzai Raises $15M as Investors Pour Cash into Virtual Event Platforms

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Banzai, a Seattle startup that sells event marketing software, raised $15 million in venture debt funding. Columbia Pacific Advisors led the round, which included participation from Gaingels.

Founded in 2016 by former Avalara employees, Banzai originally started as an on-demand inside sales and marketing platform. It shifted to help companies drive registations to events. Then it pivoted again as the pandemic hit, focusing on its virtual events marketing solution.

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