Tech Company Financing Transactions

Hot Potato Funding Round

First Round Capital, RRE Ventures and private investors participated in a $1.4 million Series A funding round for Hot Potato. The round was announced on 11/24/2009.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/24/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,420,000
Round
Series A
Investors

First Round Capital (Lead Investor) (Josh Kopelman)

RRE Ventures (Lead Investor) (Will Porteus)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
181 N 11th Street Bet
Brooklyn, NY 11211
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Hot Potato is a social networking startup focused on connecting friends and fans through live events.
Profile
Hot Potato LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Hot Potato Company Twitter Account
Company News
Hot Potato News
Facebook
Hot Potato on Facebook
YouTube
Hot Potato on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Founder
Justin Shaffer
  Justin Shaffer LinkedIn Profile  Justin Shaffer Twitter Account  Justin Shaffer News  Justin Shaffer on Facebook


 

 

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