Tech Company Financing Transactions

Rocket Fuel Funding Round

Rocket Fuel, based in Canton, scored $50 million in investment from Northgate Capital, Comerica Bank and Cross Creek Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/28/2012
Transaction Type
Debt
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Northgate Capital (Lead Investor) (Thomas Vardell)

Comerica Bank

Cross Creek Capital (Karey Barker)

Mohr Davidow Ventures (William Ericson)

NGP

Summit Partners (Gregory Goldfarb)

Proceeds Purpose
Rocket Fuel will use the infusion of new capital to accelerate its aggressive growth strategy. Rocket Fuel plans to expand into more international markets and invest in hiring, technology, and business development.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
250 Royall St.
Canton, MA 02021
USA
Email Address
Overview
Rocket Fuel (NASDAQ: FUEL) has built advertising distribution technology that attempts to select the best impressions for each advertisement.
Profile
Rocket Fuel LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Rocket Fuel Company Twitter Account
Company News
Rocket Fuel News
Facebook
Rocket Fuel on Facebook
YouTube
Rocket Fuel on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
George John
  George John LinkedIn Profile  George John Twitter Account  George John News  George John on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Peter Bardwick
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Chief Marketing Officer
Eric Porres
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Chief Technical Officer
Mark Torrance
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President
Richard Frankel
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VP - Bus. Development
Eshwar Belani
  Eshwar Belani LinkedIn Profile  Eshwar Belani Twitter Account  Eshwar Belani News  Eshwar Belani on Facebook
VP - Client Services
Dan Rosler
  Dan Rosler LinkedIn Profile  Dan Rosler Twitter Account  Dan Rosler News  Dan Rosler on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Jarvis Mak
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VP - Engineering
Abhinav Gupta
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VP - Finance
Bela Pandya
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VP - General Counsel
JoAnn Covington
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VP - Operations
Nikolai Rochnik
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VP - Sales
Calton Chan
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