Tech Company Financing Transactions

Top Hat Funding Round

Top Hat secured a $8 million Series A funding round on 7/19/2012. Investors included Emergence Capital Partners, iNovia Capital and Golden Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Top Hat
Announced On
7/19/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Emergence Capital Partners (Lead Investor) (Gordon Ritter)

iNovia Capital (Lead Investor) (Shawn Abbott)

Golden Ventures

Uncork Capital

Version One Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
The investment will allow Top Hat Monocle to further develop their product offering to improve student engagement both in and outside of class, as well as expand their sales and marketing efforts.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
151 Bloor St. West 200
Toronto ON, M5S 1S4
Canada
Phone
(888) 663-5491
Website
www.tophat.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Our vision is to make teaching fun and effective in higher education by creating a one to one interactive experience between professors and students using laptops, smartphones, and tablets!
Profile
Top Hat LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Top Hat Company Twitter Account
Company News
Top Hat News
Facebook
Top Hat on Facebook
YouTube
Top Hat on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Silagadze
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Chief Financial Officer
Ralf Riekers
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Chief Marketing Officer
Nick Stein
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Chief Technical Officer
Bhavin Shah
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VP - Customer Service
Mumin Al-Shawaf
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VP - Human Resources
Larry Indovina
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VP - Human Resources
Meghan Smith
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VP - Product Management
Nina Angelo
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VP - Product Management
Amanda Pardy
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VP - Sales
John Hood
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