Tech Company Financing Transactions

LivingSocial Funding Round

On 1/4/2010, LivingSocial landed $5 million in funding from Grotech Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/4/2010
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Grotech Ventures (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1445 New York Ave NW 200
Washington, DC 20005
USA
Email Address
Overview
LivingSocial.com is a social discovery and cataloging network that allows people to review and share their favorite movies, books, games, music, restaurants and beer.
Profile
LivingSocial LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
LivingSocial Company Twitter Account
Company News
LivingSocial News
Facebook
LivingSocial on Facebook
YouTube
LivingSocial on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Gautam Thakar
  Gautam Thakar LinkedIn Profile  Gautam Thakar Twitter Account  Gautam Thakar News  Gautam Thakar on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Atul Kavthekar
  Atul Kavthekar LinkedIn Profile  Atul Kavthekar Twitter Account  Atul Kavthekar News  Atul Kavthekar on Facebook
Chief Information Officer
Val Aleksenko
  Val Aleksenko LinkedIn Profile  Val Aleksenko Twitter Account  Val Aleksenko News  Val Aleksenko on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Ryan Owens
  Ryan Owens LinkedIn Profile  Ryan Owens Twitter Account  Ryan Owens News  Ryan Owens on Facebook
VP - General Counsel
Jim Bramson
  Jim Bramson LinkedIn Profile  Jim Bramson Twitter Account  Jim Bramson News  Jim Bramson on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Colleen Wood
  Colleen Wood LinkedIn Profile  Colleen Wood Twitter Account  Colleen Wood News  Colleen Wood on Facebook
VP - Operations
Kim Meehan
  Kim Meehan LinkedIn Profile  Kim Meehan Twitter Account  Kim Meehan News  Kim Meehan on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Nick Macey
  Nick Macey LinkedIn Profile  Nick Macey Twitter Account  Nick Macey News  Nick Macey on Facebook


 

 

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