Tech Company Financing Transactions

Play-i Funding Round

Play-i, based in Mountain View, raised $8 million from CRV and Madrona Venture Group.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/4/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

CRV (Lead Investor) (George Zachary)

Madrona Venture Group (Lead Investor) (Scott Jacobsen)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Robotics
Mailing Address
140 S Whisman Rd. D
Mountain View, CA 94041
USA
Email Address
Overview
Play-i was founded with the mission to bring the joy and magic of programming to every child. We want Bo & Yana to also reach children who cannot afford them. This is where you come in. Every dollar you contribute will go towards robots for schools and organizations that serve underprivileged children.
Profile
Play-i LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Play-i Company Twitter Account
Company News
Play-i News
Facebook
Play-i on Facebook
YouTube
Play-i on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Vikas Gupta
  Vikas Gupta LinkedIn Profile  Vikas Gupta Twitter Account  Vikas Gupta News  Vikas Gupta on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Saurabh Gupta
  Saurabh Gupta LinkedIn Profile  Saurabh Gupta Twitter Account  Saurabh Gupta News  Saurabh Gupta on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Mikal Greaves
  Mikal Greaves LinkedIn Profile  Mikal Greaves Twitter Account  Mikal Greaves News  Mikal Greaves on Facebook


 

 

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