Tech Company Financing Transactions

Pliant Technology Funding Round

Arcturus Capital, Divergent Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners invested in a $15 million Series C venture round for Pliant Technology. The funding round was announced on 3/30/2009.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/30/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Series C
Proceeds Purpose
The company will also leverage the funding to begin expanding its EFD product portfolio.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Components
Mailing Address
630 Alder Drive 202
Milpitas, CA 95035
USA
Email Address
Overview
Pliant Technology is developing Enterprise Flash Drives (EFD's), a new class of solid state storage devices, that integrate seamlessly into enterprise information systems and dramatically improve performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and TCO.
Profile
Pliant Technology LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Pliant Technology Company Twitter Account
Company News
Pliant Technology News
Facebook
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YouTube
Pliant Technology on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Amyl Ahola
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Chief Financial Officer
William Dobbin
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Chief Technical Officer
Aaron Olbrich
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Founder
Doug Prins
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President
Mike Chenery
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VP - Marketing
Greg Goelz
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VP - Operations
Frank Kull
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VP - Sales
Eric Shiroke
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