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Release

Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2020 · 26 employees

Environments as a service

About Release

Where is Release headquartered?

Release is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

What does Release do?

Environments as a service

What makes Release notable?

Founded by David Giffin, Erik Landerholm, and Tommy McClung, Release raised a $20M Series A led by CRV with participation from Sequoia and Y Combinator.

Industry
B2B
Founded
2020
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
Employees
26
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