Tech Company Financing Transactions

RockYou Funding Round

On 5/16/2007, RockYou raised Series B funding from Partech Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/16/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
Unknown
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will enable Rock You! to continue its focus on developing and distributing the company's suite of popular widgets for integration with many of the Web's most trafficked social networking sites, blog networks and photo hosting websites.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
233 Broadway, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10279
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
RockYou! creates and distributes the most popular self-expression widgets on the web. RockYou!'s viral accessories can be used to enhance the look and feel of any blog, personal website, and are used on social networks like MySpace, Bebo, or Facebook.
Profile
RockYou LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
RockYou Company Twitter Account
Company News
RockYou News
Facebook
RockYou on Facebook
YouTube
RockYou on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Marino
  Lisa Marino LinkedIn Profile  Lisa Marino Twitter Account  Lisa Marino News  Lisa Marino on Facebook
General Manager
Emily Smith
  Emily Smith LinkedIn Profile  Emily Smith Twitter Account  Emily Smith News  Emily Smith on Facebook
VP - Finance
Mei Costello
  Mei Costello LinkedIn Profile  Mei Costello Twitter Account  Mei Costello News  Mei Costello on Facebook
VP - Operations
Dera Campbell
  Dera Campbell LinkedIn Profile  Dera Campbell Twitter Account  Dera Campbell News  Dera Campbell on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Maysam Sadeghi
  Maysam Sadeghi LinkedIn Profile  Maysam Sadeghi Twitter Account  Maysam Sadeghi News  Maysam Sadeghi on Facebook
VP - Sales
Marisa Russell
  Marisa Russell LinkedIn Profile  Marisa Russell Twitter Account  Marisa Russell News  Marisa Russell on Facebook


 

 

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