Tech Company Financing Transactions

YipitData Funding Round

Highland Capital Partners, DFJ Gotham Ventures and IA Ventures invested in a $6 million Series B venture round for YipitData. This venture round was announced on 6/21/2011.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/21/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Highland Capital Partners (Lead Investor)

DFJ Gotham Ventures (Daniel Schultz)

IA Ventures (Roger Ehrenberg)

RRE Ventures (Stuart Ellman)

Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the new money to expand its service to more cities and hire additional employees.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
3 West 18th St. 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
USA
Email Address
Overview
YipitData (formerly Yipit) positions itself as the leading market research firm for the disruptive economy. They analyze billions of data points every day to provide accurate, detailed insights on ridesharing, e-commerce marketplaces, payments and more. Their on-demand insights team uses proprietary technology to identify, license, clean and analyze the data many of the world's largest investment funds and corporations depend on.
Profile
YipitData LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
YipitData Company Twitter Account
Company News
YipitData News
Facebook
YipitData on Facebook
YouTube
YipitData on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Vinicius Vacanti
  Vinicius Vacanti LinkedIn Profile  Vinicius Vacanti Twitter Account  Vinicius Vacanti News  Vinicius Vacanti on Facebook
Co-Founder
Jim Moran
  Jim Moran LinkedIn Profile  Jim Moran Twitter Account  Jim Moran News  Jim Moran on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Dave Tomback
  Dave Tomback LinkedIn Profile  Dave Tomback Twitter Account  Dave Tomback News  Dave Tomback on Facebook


 

 

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