Tech Company Financing Transactions

Proofpoint Funding Round

On 2/27/2008, Proofpoint landed $28 million in Series E funding from DAG Ventures, Benchmark Capital and Bridgescale Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Proofpoint
Announced On
2/27/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$28,000,000
Round
Series E
Investors

DAG Ventures (Lead Investor) (Gregory Williams)

Benchmark Capital (Kevin Harvey)

Bridgescale Partners (Robert Chaplinsky)

Inventures Group (Eric Hahn)

Meritech Capital Partners (Robert Ward)

Mohr Davidow Ventures (Jon Feiber)

Rally Ventures

RRE Ventures (Stuart Ellman)

Proceeds Purpose
The funds will be used to accelerate Proofpoint's continued global expansion, customer acquisition and product development initiatives.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
925 West Maude Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
Phone
(408) 517-4710
Website
www.proofpoint.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT) provides messaging security solutions for large enterprises to stop spam, protect against email viruses and ensure compliance with corporate policies and regulations through their messaging infrastructure.
Profile
Proofpoint LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Proofpoint Company Twitter Account
Company News
Proofpoint News
Facebook
Proofpoint on Facebook
YouTube
Proofpoint on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Gary Steele
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Chief Financial Officer
Paul Auvil
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Chief Technical Officer
Marcel DePaolis
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VP - General Counsel
Michael Yang
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VP - Product Management
David Knight
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