After 15 years of bootstrapping, Teenage Engineering raises its first VC funding round

Teenage Engineering, the iconic Swedish creator of electronic products for people who love sound and music, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The round was led by Seven Seven Six, the VC firm started by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

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