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Bezos Helps Business Insider Raise $12M

Henry Blodget’s Business Insider just raised another $12 million led by Amazon head Jeff Bezos. “The site plans to use the money for growth efforts including hiring more journalists and photographers, as well as to help finance a launch into the U.K.,” The Wall Street Journal reports. “The money will also go to expanding the site's subscription research and advertising staff.” Sources tell WSJ that Business Insider banked about $20 million in revenue, last year -- an 80% increase over 2012.
 

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