Tech Company Financing Transactions
LivingSocial Funding Round
On 7/21/2008, LivingSocial landed $5 million in Series A funding from Grotech Ventures and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
7/21/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Grotech Ventures (Lead Investor) (Donald Rainey)
private investors (Steven Case)
Proceeds Purpose
In coming months, LivingSocial plans to introduce additional product enhancements and new interest categories, further building its network to leverage users' real world interests.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1445 New York Ave NW 200
Washington, DC 20005
USA
Washington, DC 20005
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
LivingSocial.com is a social discovery and cataloging network that allows people to review and share their favorite movies, books, games, music, restaurants and beer.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Gautam Thakar
Chief Financial Officer
Atul Kavthekar
Chief Information Officer
Val Aleksenko
VP - Engineering
Ryan Owens
VP - General Counsel
Jim Bramson
VP - Human Resources
Colleen Wood
VP - Operations
Kim Meehan
VP - Product Management
Nick Macey
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