Two years ago, French entrepreneur Alix de Sagazan moved from Paris to New York to develop the US portion of her business. She never regretted that decision.
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July 22, 2020
AB Tasty raises a delicious $40m and doubles down on US expansion
The Paris marketing startup is raising money and accelerating its US push. Its founder moving to New York has been instrumental.
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