Tech Company Financing Transactions

Freshdesk Funding Round

Freshdesk closed a $55 million Series F funding round on 11/2/2016. Investors included Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/2/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$55,000,000
Round
Series F
Investors

Sequoia Capital (Lead Investor)

Accel Partners (Shekhar Kirani)

private investors (Dilawar Syed)

Proceeds Purpose
The company hopes to expand its global presence with today's investment.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
2950 S. Delaware St. 201
San Mateo, CA 94403
USA
Email Address
Overview
Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support software that lets you support customers through traditional channels like phone and email, social channels like Facebook and Twitter, and your own branded community.
Profile
Freshdesk LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Freshdesk Company Twitter Account
Company News
Freshdesk News
Facebook
Freshdesk on Facebook
YouTube
Freshdesk on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Girish Mathrubootham
  Girish Mathrubootham LinkedIn Profile  Girish Mathrubootham Twitter Account  Girish Mathrubootham News  Girish Mathrubootham on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Shan Krishnasamy
  Shan Krishnasamy LinkedIn Profile  Shan Krishnasamy Twitter Account  Shan Krishnasamy News  Shan Krishnasamy on Facebook
VP - Engineering
STS Prasad
  STS Prasad LinkedIn Profile  STS Prasad Twitter Account  STS Prasad News  STS Prasad on Facebook
VP - Sales
Bobby Jaffari
  Bobby Jaffari LinkedIn Profile  Bobby Jaffari Twitter Account  Bobby Jaffari News  Bobby Jaffari on Facebook
VP - Sales
Sidharth Malik
  Sidharth Malik LinkedIn Profile  Sidharth Malik Twitter Account  Sidharth Malik News  Sidharth Malik on Facebook
VP - Sales
Sukumar Ramachandran
  Sukumar Ramachandran LinkedIn Profile  Sukumar Ramachandran Twitter Account  Sukumar Ramachandran News  Sukumar Ramachandran on Facebook


 

 

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