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Cloud 9 Raises $17.5m in Series B Funding

New York City-based client Cloud 9 raises $17.5 Million Series B funding round to expand operations. Design 1st helps Cloud 9 design, engineer and manufacture their industry-leading hardware platform devices enabling wall street brokerages to provide ultra-fast virtual environments for their traders.

Since March 2020, Cloud9 has seen new business increase by over 50% as top global banks and financial institutions adopt remote working environments.

“Whether it’s working from an office or from home, traders and financial institutions want optionality and that’s what we’re providing. The transition to a virtual, cloud-based trading floor is accelerating as the industry recognizes the importance of a more flexible and intelligent voice communications model.”
– Jerry Starr, Chief Executive Officer at Cloud9

Cloud9 Hardware Communication Platform Shown Below:

Cloud9 trading keypad with two touchscreens on a desk below a monitor showing the trading dashboard
Trader’s hand on the Cloud9 communication keypad with green and red touchscreen buttons
Cloud9 trading keyboard prototype display showing bank names, wired to a Nucleo development board
Cloud9 trading keypad render with two touchscreens and rows of black buttons

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