Tech Company Financing Transactions

SendGrid Funding Round

On 1/17/2012, SendGrid raised $21 million in Series B investment from Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Global and Foundry Group.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
SendGrid
Announced On
1/17/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$21,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Bessemer Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Byron Deeter)

500 Global

Foundry Group (Ryan McIntyre)

Highway 12 Ventures

Uncork Capital (Jeffrey Clavier)

Proceeds Purpose
SendGrid will use the funds to meet strong and growing global demand, accelerate hiring and continue to invest in product, developer relations and customer support.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1801 California St. 500
Denver, CO 80202
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
www.sendgrid.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
SendGrid transparently handles DKIM, SPF, ISP rate limits, content inspection, bounces, and spam reports to help users achieve higher deliverability. SendGrid integrates in minutes by just changing three SMTP settings. We even assign our users their own IP addresses.
Profile
SendGrid LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
SendGrid Company Twitter Account
Company News
SendGrid News
Facebook
SendGrid on Facebook
YouTube
SendGrid on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sameer Dholakia
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Co-Founder
Timothy Jenkins
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Co-Founder
Jose Lopez
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Co-Founder
Isaac Saldana
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Vice President
Michael Rowan
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VP - Customer Service
Leandra Fishman
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VP - Engineering
Craig Kaes
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VP - General Counsel
Michael Tognetti
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VP - Human Resources
Pattie Money
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VP - Operations
Kenneth Apple
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VP - Product Management
Steve Sloan
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