Tech Company Financing Transactions
OpenSesame Funding Round
OpenSesame, operating out of Portland, received $8 million from Partech Partners and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
1/14/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Partech Partners (Lead Investor) (Nicolas El Baze)
Proceeds Purpose
This round of funding allows OpenSesame to accelerate the expansion of our revolutionary marketplace to meet the rapidly growing demand for online training.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
1629 SW Salmon St.
Portland, OR 97205
USA
Portland, OR 97205
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
OpenSesame is the world's largest source for elearning courses focused on employee training. Buyers browse online training courses in a wide variety of subjects from workplace safety to business skills then purchase and start the courses instantly via their browser, by email, or delivered through any learning management system.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Donald Spear
President
Josh Blank
Vice President
Spencer Thornton
VP - Client Services
Thomas Turnbull
VP - Customer Service
Marta Altree
VP - Engineering
Aaron Bridges
VP - Engineering
Ria Delamere
VP - Engineering
AJ Supinski
VP - Finance
Deborah Dang
VP - Human Resources
Abby Miles
VP - Marketing
Hallie Janssen
VP - Product Management
Melanie Goldstein
VP - Sales
Stuart Finn
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