Tech Company Financing Transactions

Kontakt.io Funding Round

On 2/17/2016, Kontakt.io landed $5 million in funding from Credo Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/17/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Credo Ventures (Lead Investor) (Jan Habermann)

Proceeds Purpose
The company says it plans to use the new capital for product development -- expanding the ecosystem and use-cases for beacons -- and for further international expansion.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
19 W 34 St. 1018
New York, NY 10001
USA
Email Address
Overview
Kontakt.io was founded in 2013 with the goal of helping the visually impaired navigate public spaces more easily, and experience cultural wonders with the same appreciation as anyone else.
Profile
Kontakt.io LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Kontakt.io Company Twitter Account
Company News
Kontakt.io News
Facebook
Kontakt.io on Facebook
YouTube
Kontakt.io on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Philipp Gilsa
  Philipp Gilsa LinkedIn Profile  Philipp Gilsa Twitter Account  Philipp Gilsa News  Philipp Gilsa on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Lukasz Szelejewski
  Lukasz Szelejewski LinkedIn Profile  Lukasz Szelejewski Twitter Account  Lukasz Szelejewski News  Lukasz Szelejewski on Facebook
General Manager
Lukasz Gargasz
  Lukasz Gargasz LinkedIn Profile  Lukasz Gargasz Twitter Account  Lukasz Gargasz News  Lukasz Gargasz on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Prateek Gera
  Prateek Gera LinkedIn Profile  Prateek Gera Twitter Account  Prateek Gera News  Prateek Gera on Facebook
VP - Sales
Rom Eizenberg
  Rom Eizenberg LinkedIn Profile  Rom Eizenberg Twitter Account  Rom Eizenberg News  Rom Eizenberg on Facebook


 

 

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