{"id":3023,"date":"2023-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/middlesbrough-firm-salesfire-eyes-us-expansion-securing-3m-investment\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:42:06","slug":"middlesbrough-firm-salesfire-eyes-us-expansion-securing-3m-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/middlesbrough-firm-salesfire-eyes-us-expansion-securing-3m-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Middlesbrough firm Salesfire eyes US expansion after securing \u00a33M investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Teesside-based company is setting its sights on the US market, with plans to create 50 new positions following a successful investment round that raised \u00a33 million.<\/p>\n<p>SaaS platform Salesfire secured \u00a32 million from Mercia Equity Finance, a part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, as part of a larger funding effort totaling \u00a33.05 million. 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