Tech Company Financing Transactions

Uber Funding Round

Uber closed a $37 million Series B funding round on 12/7/2011. Investors included Menlo Ventures, Benchmark Capital and Bezos Expeditions.

Transaction Overview

Company Name

Uber

Announced On

12/7/2011

Transaction Type

Venture Equity

Amount

$37,000,000

Round

Series B

Investors

Menlo Ventures (Lead Investor) (Shervin Pishevar)

Benchmark Capital (William Gurley)

Bezos Expeditions

Goldman Sachs

Lowercase Capital (Christopher Sacca)

Proceeds Purpose

The company will use the funding to expand to two cities per month, around the world.

Company Information

Company Status

Publicly-held

Industry

Transportation

Mailing Address

1455 Market St. 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
USA

Phone

(415) 986-2104

Website

www.uber.com

Email Address

[email protected]

Overview

Uber (NYSE: UBER) has created a mobile application that allows users to request car service to pick them up wherever they are located, as well as provide light delivery and other personal transportation services.

Profile

Social Media

Company News

Facebook

YouTube

Management Team

Title

Name

Email & Social

Chief Executive Officer

Dara Khosrowshahi

Chief Technical Officer

Thuan Pham

VP - Engineering

Salle Yoo

VP - Operations

Ryan Graves

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