Tech Company Financing Transactions

Thena Funding Round

Thena, based in Palo Alto, received $5 million from First Round Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/24/2023
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Seed
Investors

First Round Capital (Lead Investor)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the fund to double down on product innovation and company expansion.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Communications
Mailing Address
250 Cambridge Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Thena is a customer engagement layer designed to help businesses acquire, service, and grow their B2B customers on messaging platforms like Slack and Teams. Founded by Ankit Saxena, Mike Molinet, Govind Kavaturi, and Unmukt Raizada, some of the customers include Branch, Embrace, Mixpanel, WorkRamp, and Spotdraft. The platform enables companies to manage their customer channels at scale by keeping track of customer issues in messaging platforms, gain visibility into customer interactions, and connect those channels to other systems like Zendesk and Salesforce.
Profile
Thena LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Thena Company Twitter Account
Company News
Thena News
Facebook
Thena on Facebook
YouTube
Thena on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ankit Saxena
  Ankit Saxena LinkedIn Profile  Ankit Saxena Twitter Account  Ankit Saxena News  Ankit Saxena on Facebook
Co-Founder
Govind Kavaturi
  Govind Kavaturi LinkedIn Profile  Govind Kavaturi Twitter Account  Govind Kavaturi News  Govind Kavaturi on Facebook
Co-Founder
Mike Molinet
  Mike Molinet LinkedIn Profile  Mike Molinet Twitter Account  Mike Molinet News  Mike Molinet on Facebook
Co-Founder
Unmukt Raizad
  Unmukt Raizad LinkedIn Profile  Unmukt Raizad Twitter Account  Unmukt Raizad News  Unmukt Raizad on Facebook


 

 

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