Tech Company Financing Transactions

Thumbplay Funding Round

Thumbplay, based in New York, scored $6 million in funding from Bain Capital Ventures, Cross Creek Capital and Meritech Capital Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/26/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,000,000
Round
Series F
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
599 Broadway 8th Floor
New York, NY 10012
USA
Email Address
Overview
Thumbplay, Inc. is a leading online retailer of mobile entertainment content. The company aggregates, promotes and delivers mobile content directly to members via Thumbplay.com. The site offers ringtones, wallpapers, games and text-based services through a membership-based, community experience.
Profile
Thumbplay LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Thumbplay Company Twitter Account
Company News
Thumbplay News
Facebook
Thumbplay on Facebook
YouTube
Thumbplay on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Evan Schwartz
  Evan Schwartz LinkedIn Profile  Evan Schwartz Twitter Account  Evan Schwartz News  Evan Schwartz on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Scott Marshall
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Chief Technical Officer
Pablo Calamera
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Executive Vice President
Lasse Hamre
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VP - Bus. Development
Chris Phenner
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VP - Marketing
Jeff Car
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