Tech Company Financing Transactions
Thumbplay Funding Round
On 10/31/2006, Thumbplay raised $15 million in Series C funding from Bain Capital Ventures, i-Hatch Ventures and SBNY.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
10/31/2006
Transaction Type
Debt
Venture Equity
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors
Bain Capital Ventures (Lead Investor) (Ajay Agarwal)
i-Hatch Ventures (Chip Austin)
SBNY (Craig Cooper)
Proceeds Purpose
"With this new round of funding, Thumbplay will accelerate and expand its marketing efforts, while continuing to build the best consumer experience and mobile entertainment catalog available," said Are Traasdahl, CEO of Thumbplay.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
599 Broadway 8th Floor
New York, NY 10012
USA
New York, NY 10012
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Thumbplay, Inc. is a leading online retailer of mobile entertainment content. The company aggregates, promotes and delivers mobile content directly to members via Thumbplay.com. The site offers ringtones, wallpapers, games and text-based services through a membership-based, community experience.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Evan Schwartz
Chief Financial Officer
Scott Marshall
Chief Technical Officer
Pablo Calamera
Executive Vice President
Lasse Hamre
VP - Bus. Development
Chris Phenner
VP - Marketing
Jeff Car
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