The content management system developer took its total funding to $158m in a series E round that included existing investor Salesforce Ventures.

Germany-based content management software provider Contentful raised $80m yesterday in a series E round that included Salesforce Ventures, the corporate venturing unit owned by enterprise software producer Salesforce.

Sapphire Ventures led the round, which also featured fellow venture capital firm General Catalyst and five undisclosed new or existing investors. It is nearing a $1bn valuation, a company spokesperson told TechCrunch.

Contentful has created a content management software platform that allows all of an organisation’s digital content to be controlled across…

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