Streaming service Quickflix raises $775,000 for ‘working capital’ in latest investment round

QuickflixQuickflix has raised $775,000 from “professional and sophisticated” but unspecified investors as it looks to bolster its cash position following its latest capital raising.

The troubled video streaming company put its shares in a trading halt earlier this week as it sought a much needed capital injection from the market.

In a statement the company said the funds would be used for working capital and for the “continued development of the company’s streaming service and working capital”. Last week it announced it was dumping much of its own streaming operation, instead becoming a reseller of rival service Presto’s content,

News of the company’s cash injection comes just a month after its accounts showed it is losing around $850,000 a quarter, with just $1.26m in cash on hand.

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