Tech Company Financing Transactions
ShopChat Funding Round
On 3/16/2017, ShopChat raised $1.3 million in investment from Rakuten and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
3/16/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,250,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Rakuten (Lead Investor)
Proceeds Purpose
The investment in ShopChat brings us closer to our vision of Viber as an ecosystem, providing our users with more capabilities to manage their communications simply and securely.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
ECommerce
Mailing Address
?535 Mission St. 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
ShopChat's mission is to make mobile commerce as easy as chatting with friends. The company is based in San Francisco and was founded by proven entrepreneur technologists with experience at Amazon, PayPal, Twitter, Techstars, Pivotal Labs, and Pandora.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Zephrin Lasker
Chief Technical Officer
Michael Davis
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