Tech Company Financing Transactions

Facebook Funding Round

Facebook, based in Menlo Park, raised $100 million in investment from TriplePoint Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/11/2008
Transaction Type
Debt
Amount
$100,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

TriplePoint Capital (James Labe)

Proceeds Purpose
"It (the funding) will be used entirely for servers," Facebook Chief Financial Officer Gideon Yu says in an interview.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA
Email Address
Overview
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide.
Profile
Facebook LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Facebook Company Twitter Account
Company News
Facebook News
Facebook
Facebook on Facebook
YouTube
Facebook on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Zuckerberg
  Mark Zuckerberg LinkedIn Profile  Mark Zuckerberg Twitter Account  Mark Zuckerberg News  Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
David Wehner
  David Wehner LinkedIn Profile  David Wehner Twitter Account  David Wehner News  David Wehner on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Sheryl Sandberg
  Sheryl Sandberg LinkedIn Profile  Sheryl Sandberg Twitter Account  Sheryl Sandberg News  Sheryl Sandberg on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Mike Schroepfer
  Mike Schroepfer LinkedIn Profile  Mike Schroepfer Twitter Account  Mike Schroepfer News  Mike Schroepfer on Facebook


 

 

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