Tech Company Financing Transactions

Laszlo Systems Funding Round

Laszlo Systems closed a $6.6 million financing round on 3/5/2008. Backers included General Catalyst Partners, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners and Sofinnova Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/5/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,600,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
Laszlo will use the new capital to expand development and sales of its Web 2.0 desktop offering, which is designed for service providers and consumer-facing enterprises and includes an extensible suite of RIA and Web 2.0 communication and collaboration applications.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
2600 Campus Drive 200
San Mateo, CA 94403
USA
Email Address
Overview
Laszlo Systems is the original developer of the Laszlo open source platform and provider of rich internet applications and services that advance the Web experience. The Laszlo Platform is an open source, XML-native foundation for building next generation Web applications that increase customer conversion rates and brand loyalty.
Profile
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Company News
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
George Shahid
  George Shahid LinkedIn Profile  George Shahid Twitter Account  George Shahid News  George Shahid on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Chris Helgeson
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VP - Sales
Kevin McCoy
  Kevin McCoy LinkedIn Profile  Kevin McCoy Twitter Account  Kevin McCoy News  Kevin McCoy on Facebook


 

 

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