Tech Company Financing Transactions

ScaleFactor Funding Round

ScaleFactor secured a $10 million Series A financing round on 7/25/2018. Backers included Canaan Partners, Broadhaven Capital Partners and Citi Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/25/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Canaan Partners (Lead Investor) (Michael Gilroy)

Broadhaven Capital Partners (Michael Sidgmore)

Citi Ventures (Luis Valdich)

Firebrand Ventures

Flyover Capital

Next Coast Ventures (Thomas Ball)

Proceeds Purpose
The new capital will be allocated to expanding ScaleFactor's marketing and business development teams as well as investing heavily in enhancing technology offerings on its modern accounting platform for SMBs.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
1408 E. 13th St.
Austin, TX 78702
USA
Email Address
Overview
In 2013, ScaleFactor founder and CEO Kurt Rathmann was determined to find a solution for the accounting problems he was facing as a CFO. He was on a quest to automate the painful, time consuming accounting tasks he and his team were forced to complete manually. In 2014, Kurt started ScaleFactor at his living room table. The company grew from one to four employees before the year's end.
Profile
ScaleFactor LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
ScaleFactor Company Twitter Account
Company News
ScaleFactor News
Facebook
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YouTube
ScaleFactor on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Kurt Rathmann
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Chief Operating Officer
Gary Forni
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Chief Technical Officer
Francis Sullivan
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Vice President
Eric Steinhoff
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VP - Customer Service
Kristen Johnson
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VP - Customer Service
David Loia
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VP - Finance
Yaya Zhou
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VP - Human Resources
Laarni Canoy
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VP - Human Resources
Derek Felderhoff
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VP - Marketing
Robert Gilbreath
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VP - Product Management
Brian Simmons
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