Tech Company Financing Transactions

Okanjo Funding Round

Okanjo, based in Milwaukee, secured $1.7 million from private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/10/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,700,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The additional funding will be used in part to launch Okanjo's product, an e-commerce-enabled ad solution that lets brands sell products or offers directly on a third-party website -- like the website for a local newspaper, for example.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
ECommerce
Mailing Address
400 N Broadway 704
Milwaukee, WI 53202
USA
Email Address
Overview
Our goal is to deliver publishers easy and highly-effective ways to monetize the valuable content they create. At the same time, we provide advertisers with contextual targeting that matches shoppers with a displayed interest.
Profile
Okanjo LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Okanjo Company Twitter Account
Company News
Okanjo News
Facebook
Okanjo on Facebook
YouTube
Okanjo on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
James Green
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Chief Financial Officer
Rachel Stawicki
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Chief Technical Officer
Kevin Fitzgerald
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Co-Founder
Mike Drescher
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Co-Founder
Jeffrey Rowe
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VP - Bus. Development
Ryan Greenberg
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