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Abra Funding Round
Abra secured a $12 million Series A funding round on 9/11/2015. Investors included American Express Ventures, Arbor Ventures and First Round Capital.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
9/11/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$12,000,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
Mountain View Ln.
Mountain View, CA 92040
USA
Mountain View, CA 92040
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
The Abra smartphone App combines on phone storage of digital cash with person to person cash transfers. Abra uses Bitcoin as the reserve currency. The consumer never has to see Bitcoin nor understand what Bitcoin is, they just see USD, MXP, EUR, etc. Consumers and digital currency exchangers, called Abra Tellers, all use the same Abra app.
Profile
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Company News
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
William Barhydt
Chief Technical Officer
Daryl Puryear
Vice President
Benjamin Liams
VP - Engineering
Willie Wang
VP - Marketing
Caroline Finch
VP - Sales
Robert Valdes-Rodriguez
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