Tech Company Financing Transactions

Tanvas Funding Round

Tanvas, operating out of Chicago, received $5 million from Peak6 and R7 Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/24/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Peak6 (Lead Investor)

R7 Partners (Lead Investor) (Tyler Engh)

Proceeds Purpose
Tanvas, previously known as Tangible Haptics, will use the funding to expand the development team as it advances toward commercial realization of its technology.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Electronics
Mailing Address
600 W. Van Buren St. 710
Chicago, IL 60607
USA
Email Address
Overview
Tanvas' surface technology lets you feel what you see on a touchscreen -- the edges of keys, the snap of a toggle switch, the swipe of a turned page, the direction and magnitude of impacts in a game.
Profile
Tanvas LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Tanvas Company Twitter Account
Company News
Tanvas News
Facebook
Tanvas on Facebook
YouTube
Tanvas on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ed Colgate
  Ed Colgate LinkedIn Profile  Ed Colgate Twitter Account  Ed Colgate News  Ed Colgate on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Mondher Cherif
  Mondher Cherif LinkedIn Profile  Mondher Cherif Twitter Account  Mondher Cherif News  Mondher Cherif on Facebook
Co-Founder
Michael Peshkin
  Michael Peshkin LinkedIn Profile  Michael Peshkin Twitter Account  Michael Peshkin News  Michael Peshkin on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Gregory Topel
  Gregory Topel LinkedIn Profile  Gregory Topel Twitter Account  Gregory Topel News  Gregory Topel on Facebook


 

 

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