Tech Company Financing Transactions

EdSurge Funding Round

NewSchools Venture Fund, Washington Post Company and private investors invested in a $400 thousand Seed funding round for EdSurge. This venture round closed on 8/30/2012.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/30/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$400,000
Round
Seed
Investors

NewSchools Venture Fund (Lead Investor)

Washington Post Company (Lead Investor) (Donald Graham)

Proceeds Purpose
The funding will enable EdSurge to expand its coverage and to further develop independent reviews of educational technology products.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
1801 Murchison Dr. 220
Burlingame, CA 94010
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
EdSurge is an independent information resource and community for everyone involved in education technology.
Profile
EdSurge LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
EdSurge Company Twitter Account
Company News
EdSurge News
Facebook
EdSurge on Facebook
YouTube
EdSurge on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Betsy Corcoran
  Betsy Corcoran LinkedIn Profile  Betsy Corcoran Twitter Account  Betsy Corcoran News  Betsy Corcoran on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Seth Greenberg
  Seth Greenberg LinkedIn Profile  Seth Greenberg Twitter Account  Seth Greenberg News  Seth Greenberg on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Agustin Vilaseca
  Agustin Vilaseca LinkedIn Profile  Agustin Vilaseca Twitter Account  Agustin Vilaseca News  Agustin Vilaseca on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Tyler Mcnally
  Tyler Mcnally LinkedIn Profile  Tyler Mcnally Twitter Account  Tyler Mcnally News  Tyler Mcnally on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Molly Levitt
  Molly Levitt LinkedIn Profile  Molly Levitt Twitter Account  Molly Levitt News  Molly Levitt on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Brian Simmons
  Brian Simmons LinkedIn Profile  Brian Simmons Twitter Account  Brian Simmons News  Brian Simmons on Facebook
VP - R & D
Meg Hamel
  Meg Hamel LinkedIn Profile  Meg Hamel Twitter Account  Meg Hamel News  Meg Hamel on Facebook
VP - Sales
Alice Myerhoff
  Alice Myerhoff LinkedIn Profile  Alice Myerhoff Twitter Account  Alice Myerhoff News  Alice Myerhoff on Facebook


 

 

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