Tech Company Financing Transactions

BlueKai Funding Round

Battery Ventures and Redpoint Ventures participated in a $10.5 million Series B funding round for BlueKai. The round was announced on 12/16/2008.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/16/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,500,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Battery Ventures (Lead Investor) (Satya Patel)

Redpoint Ventures (Lead Investor) (Christopher Moore)

Proceeds Purpose
The new funds will be used for "more investment in the product" and sales teams--to do things like add new categories and get more visibility. There will be modest growth in the staff.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
10900 NE 8th St. 1170
Bellevue, WA 98004
USA
Email Address
Overview
Blue Kai is developing an online marketplace based on relevant marketing.
Profile
BlueKai LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
BlueKai Company Twitter Account
Company News
BlueKai News
Facebook
BlueKai on Facebook
YouTube
BlueKai on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Omar Tawakol
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Chief Financial Officer
Sam Wolff
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Chief Technical Officer
Jon Ingalls
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VP - Engineering
Tyrone Anderson
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VP - Marketing
Cory Treffiletti
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VP - Operations
Alex Hooshmand
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VP - Product Management
David Wiener
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VP - Sales
John Sedlak
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