Tech Company Financing Transactions

The American Academy Funding Round

The American Academy, based in Salt Lake City, secured $5.9 million in investment from Austin Ventures and Signal Peak Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
12/15/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,900,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Austin Ventures (Lead Investor) (Michael Dodd)

Signal Peak Ventures (Dinesh Patel)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
310 S. Main 12th Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
USA
Overview
The American Academy, Inc. (TAA) was established in 2007 with the vision is to become the leading online educational services partner to public high schools throughout the U.S.
Profile
The American Academy LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
The American Academy Company Twitter Account
Company News
The American Academy News
Facebook
The American Academy on Facebook
YouTube
The American Academy on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ron Klausner
  Ron Klausner LinkedIn Profile  Ron Klausner Twitter Account  Ron Klausner News  Ron Klausner on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Cusimano
  Andrew Cusimano LinkedIn Profile  Andrew Cusimano Twitter Account  Andrew Cusimano News  Andrew Cusimano on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
JC Tenney
  JC Tenney LinkedIn Profile  JC Tenney Twitter Account  JC Tenney News  JC Tenney on Facebook
Co-Founder
Anthony Meyer
  Anthony Meyer LinkedIn Profile  Anthony Meyer Twitter Account  Anthony Meyer News  Anthony Meyer on Facebook
Co-Founder
Rebekah Richards
  Rebekah Richards LinkedIn Profile  Rebekah Richards Twitter Account  Rebekah Richards News  Rebekah Richards on Facebook
President
Gregg Rosann
  Gregg Rosann LinkedIn Profile  Gregg Rosann Twitter Account  Gregg Rosann News  Gregg Rosann on Facebook


 

 

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