Tech Company Financing Transactions

Alight Funding Round

Alight closed a $11 million Series A funding round on 6/20/2017. Investors included Caterpillar Venture Capital and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/20/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$11,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Caterpillar Venture Capital (Jim Hawkins)

private investors (Steven Berger)

Proceeds Purpose
The funding is targeted toward driving the rapid scaling of the firm's mining and mortgage industry verticals and the expansion into new industries, including the addition of two new verticals in 2017, with pharma slated for Q3.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
130 Battery St. 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA
Email Address
Overview
Alight is a fast-growing provider of industry-specific, cloud-based applications that change the way businesses are run. Alight's applications let executives Manage the Future by showing the financial ripple effects of potential decisions across the enterprise.
Profile
Alight LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Alight Company Twitter Account
Company News
Alight News
Facebook
Alight on Facebook
YouTube
Alight on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Michalak
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Chief Financial Officer
Katie Rooney
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Chief Information Officer
Kelly Clark
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Chief Operating Officer
Maria Yao
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President
Michael Sigmund
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VP - Bus. Development
Brannon Lacey
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VP - General Counsel
Paulette Dodson
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