Tech Company Financing Transactions
Friendster Funding Round
On 8/5/2008, Friendster raised $20 million in funding from Ridge Ventures, Benchmark Capital and DAG Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
8/5/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Ridge Ventures (Lead Investor) (Butch Reddy)
Benchmark Capital (Robert Kagle)
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Aileen Lee)
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
800 W El Camino Real 170
Mountain View, CA 94040
USA
Mountain View, CA 94040
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
With more than 31 million members, Friendster is the best way to stay in touch with your friends and it's the fastest way to discover the people and things that matter to you most.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Richard Kimber
Chief Financial Officer
Nimesh Shah
Vice President
Ben Dunn
VP - Bus. Development
Aaron Barnes
VP - Marketing
David Jones
VP - Operations
Karin Visnick
VP - Product Management
Andy Spillane
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