Tech Company Financing Transactions

FreeWheel Funding Round

On 4/26/2010, FreeWheel raised $16.8 million in funding from Steamboat Ventures, Battery Ventures and Foundation Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
FreeWheel
Announced On
4/26/2010
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$16,800,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Steamboat Ventures (Lead Investor) (Daniel Beldy)

Battery Ventures (Roger Lee)

Foundation Capital (Ashmeet Sidana)

Turner Broadcasting

Proceeds Purpose
The new funds will enable FreeWheel to further scale its infrastructure to support new and existing clients, expand that infrastructure globally, and continue to innovate with new products to solve the converging video industry's biggest pain points.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
20 E. Third Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94401
USA
Phone
415.295.4550
Website
www.freewheel.tv
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
FreeWheel is FreeWheel because of this incredible team we have assembled. Our team knows more about how ad management systems generate revenue than anyone.We're on a mission to make online video advertising generate money for everyone in the value chain.
Profile
FreeWheel LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
FreeWheel Company Twitter Account
Company News
FreeWheel News
Facebook
FreeWheel on Facebook
YouTube
FreeWheel on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jon Heller
  Jon Heller LinkedIn Profile  Jon Heller Twitter Account  Jon Heller News  Jon Heller on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Diane Yu
  Diane Yu LinkedIn Profile  Diane Yu Twitter Account  Diane Yu News  Diane Yu on Facebook
Co-Founder
Doug Knopper
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VP - Engineering
Kevin Liu
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VP - Operations
Alex Ng
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VP - Product Management
Michael Evangelista
  Michael Evangelista LinkedIn Profile  Michael Evangelista Twitter Account  Michael Evangelista News  Michael Evangelista on Facebook
VP - Sales
Melissa Roberts
  Melissa Roberts LinkedIn Profile  Melissa Roberts Twitter Account  Melissa Roberts News  Melissa Roberts on Facebook

 

 

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