Mediagazer: Online radio company TuneIn raises $50M in round led by Marker LLC, IVP, and Comcast Ventures; the deal values TuneIn at $500M, a source says (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)

4:25 PM ET, August 12, 2017

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Online radio company TuneIn raises $50M in round led by Marker LLC, IVP, and Comcast Ventures; the deal values TuneIn at $500M, a source says — Funding round is led by Marker, IVP and Comcast Ventures — Latest deal is said to value company at about $500 million

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Chicago Tribune:

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