Avalara, a Seattle-based sales tax automation cloud startup, closes up 87% on its first day of trading, after raising $180M in its IPO at $2B+ valuation (Alex Konrad/Forbes)

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Avalara, a Seattle-based sales tax automation cloud startup, closes up 87% on its first day of trading, after raising $180M in its IPO at $2B+ valuation  —  Forbes Staff Covering venture capital, software and startups  —  Wall Street's lovefest with cloud computing companies continued …

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