With its latest funding round, Tines, the business automation software company, has joined the rarified air of the Irish “unicorn” club, with a valuation above $1 billion. While the over-used term has lost much of its meaning in the broader tech scene, with VC-backed firms regularly achieving billion-dollar valuations, the roster of such tech companies in Ireland has been relatively smaller, typified by the likes of Intercom and Wayflyer. Today Tines, which was founded by Eoin Hinchy and Thomas Kinsella, announced its $125 million (€121 million) Series C round that has pushed the company’s valuation to $1.12 billion. The investment…

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