Tech Company Financing Transactions

Figure Eight Funding Round

On 1/20/2010, Figure Eight received $5 million in Series A funding from Bessemer Venture Partners and Trinity Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Figure Eight
Announced On
1/20/2010
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Bessemer Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (David Cowan)

Trinity Ventures (Lead Investor) (Ajay Chopra)

Proceeds Purpose
This round of funding will allow CrowdFlower to expand its range of client solutions and bring on-demand labor to clients around the world.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
940 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
USA
Phone
(415) 985-7125
Website
www.figure-eight.com
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Figure Eight is the essential data enrichment platform for data scientists. We combine the best of human and artificial intelligence to solve data problems.
Profile
Figure Eight LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Figure Eight Company Twitter Account
Company News
Figure Eight News
Facebook
Figure Eight on Facebook
YouTube
Figure Eight on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Lukas Biewald
  Lukas Biewald LinkedIn Profile  Lukas Biewald Twitter Account  Lukas Biewald News  Lukas Biewald on Facebook
Chief Executive Officer
Robin Bordoli
  Robin Bordoli LinkedIn Profile  Robin Bordoli Twitter Account  Robin Bordoli News  Robin Bordoli on Facebook
Co-Founder
Chris Van Pelt
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VP - Customer Service
Romeo Leon
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VP - Engineering
Cameron Befus
  Cameron Befus LinkedIn Profile  Cameron Befus Twitter Account  Cameron Befus News  Cameron Befus on Facebook
VP - Finance
Preethi Srinivasan
  Preethi Srinivasan LinkedIn Profile  Preethi Srinivasan Twitter Account  Preethi Srinivasan News  Preethi Srinivasan on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Jack Shay
  Jack Shay LinkedIn Profile  Jack Shay Twitter Account  Jack Shay News  Jack Shay on Facebook
VP - Sales
Ryan Ferrier
  Ryan Ferrier LinkedIn Profile  Ryan Ferrier Twitter Account  Ryan Ferrier News  Ryan Ferrier on Facebook

 

 

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