Tech Company Financing Transactions

Meraki Networks Funding Round

On 2/5/2007, Meraki Networks received $5 million in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/5/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Sequoia Capital (Douglas Leone)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds will be used for initial marketing of the company's products.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
660 Alabama St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
USA
Email Address
Overview
Meraki Networks is the pioneer of the first consumer wireless mesh Internet network designed to "unwire the world" and bring Internet access to all. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. Meraki attracted more than 15,000 users in 25 countries during its beta period.
Profile
Meraki Networks LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Meraki Networks Company Twitter Account
Company News
Meraki Networks News
Facebook
Meraki Networks on Facebook
YouTube
Meraki Networks on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sanjit Biswas
  Sanjit  Biswas LinkedIn Profile  Sanjit  Biswas Twitter Account  Sanjit  Biswas News  Sanjit  Biswas on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
John Bicket
  John  Bicket LinkedIn Profile  John  Bicket Twitter Account  John  Bicket News  John  Bicket on Facebook
Co-Founder
Hans Robertson
  Hans  Robertson LinkedIn Profile  Hans  Robertson Twitter Account  Hans  Robertson News  Hans  Robertson on Facebook
VP - Operations
Ben Calderon
  Ben Calderon LinkedIn Profile  Ben Calderon Twitter Account  Ben Calderon News  Ben Calderon on Facebook
VP - Sales
Andy McCall
  Andy McCall LinkedIn Profile  Andy McCall Twitter Account  Andy McCall News  Andy McCall on Facebook


 

 

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