Rekor Raises $75 Million, Now $600+ Million Valuation
Rekor's stock has increased 20x in the last 2 years, now at $600+ million valuation after raising $75 million in a secondary.
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** ** **** **, ****, ***** had **** *** *** ** ***"***-**** ***** ************", ********* *** ** *** ****** in *** ************ ******** *******. ***, Rekor's ********* ***** ** ******** *** all **** ******** ******* ****** *** OpenALPR. *******, *****'* ******* **** ******** Traffic ****** ** *******, ***** **** IPVM.
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Poll / ****
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