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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.


AB Tasty co-founder Alix de Sagazan

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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