Tech Company Financing Transactions

Turo Funding Round

Canaan Partners, August Capital and GV invested in a $25 million Series B funding round for Turo. The round was announced by the company on 6/24/2014.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Turo
Announced On
6/24/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$25,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Canaan Partners (Lead Investor) (Deepak Kamra)

August Capital (Howard Hartenbaum)

GV (Joseph Kraus)

Shasta Ventures (Robert Coneybeer)

Proceeds Purpose
The new funding will be used to accelerate customer acquisition, enhance existing products and expand into new geographies and services.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Transportation
Mailing Address
463 Bryant St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Phone
(415) 335-7177
Website
www.turo.com
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
The company operates a website and service that allows users to share automobiles.
Profile
Turo LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Turo Company Twitter Account
Company News
Turo News
Facebook
Turo on Facebook
YouTube
Turo on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Andre Haddad
  Andre Haddad LinkedIn Profile  Andre Haddad Twitter Account  Andre Haddad News  Andre Haddad on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Ned Sizer
  Ned Sizer LinkedIn Profile  Ned Sizer Twitter Account  Ned Sizer News  Ned Sizer on Facebook
Chief Marketing Officer
Andrew Mok
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Chief Technical Officer
Avinash Gangadharan
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Controller
Jennifer Schultz
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President
Alex Benn
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Vice President
Michelle Peacock
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Vice President
Francisco Silva
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Vice President
Steve Webb
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VP - Engineering
Brian Beaver
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VP - General Counsel
Michelle Fang
  Michelle Fang LinkedIn Profile  Michelle Fang Twitter Account  Michelle Fang News  Michelle Fang on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Lorie Boyd
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VP - Operations
Douglas Watt
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VP - Product Management
Thomas Wang
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