Tech Company Financing Transactions

Vyng Funding Round

March Capital Partners, Omidyar Network and Alpha Edison joined a $4 million Series A venture round for Vyng. The round closed on 12/14/2018.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/14/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$4,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

March Capital Partners (Lead Investor) (James Armstrong)

Omidyar Network (Lead Investor) (Siddharth Nautiyal)

Alpha Edison

Entrepreneur Fund

Proceeds Purpose
The funding will further empower users to start better conversations globally, allowing the company to grow the global team, partner with companies that seek to be more than an app, and continue to develop patents that drive the video content experience on smartphones.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
Santa Monica, CA 90291
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Vyng is a venture backed Santa Monica based startup focused on Lockscreen Entertainment. Current investors include March Capital Partners, formerly Clearstone. Advisors include Mark Goldston of The Goldston Group and Matt Kozlov of Techstars.
Profile
Vyng LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Vyng Company Twitter Account
Company News
Vyng News
Facebook
Vyng on Facebook
YouTube
Vyng on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Kats
  Paul Kats LinkedIn Profile  Paul Kats Twitter Account  Paul Kats News  Paul Kats on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Art Haedike
  Art Haedike LinkedIn Profile  Art Haedike Twitter Account  Art Haedike News  Art Haedike on Facebook
Co-Founder
Jeffrey Chernick
  Jeffrey Chernick LinkedIn Profile  Jeffrey Chernick Twitter Account  Jeffrey Chernick News  Jeffrey Chernick on Facebook


 

 

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