Tech Company Financing Transactions

Whill Funding Round

500 Global, Mitsubishi Corporation and VTF Capital participated in a $1.8 million Seed venture round for Whill. The funding round was announced on 1/10/2014.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/10/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,750,000
Round
Seed
Proceeds Purpose
CEO Satoshi Sugie said that he wants to use the funding raised this time not only for Whill's development but also to add some human resources, such as persons who can perform maintenance on the machine.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Electronics
Mailing Address
345 Shoreway Rd.
San Carlos, CA 94070
USA
Website
Email Address
Overview
WHILL Type-A is a next generation personal mobility device to expand your horizon with functionality and style that everyone including wheelchair users can use.
Profile
Whill LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Whill Company Twitter Account
Company News
Whill News
Facebook
Whill on Facebook
YouTube
Whill on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Satoshi Sugie
  Satoshi Sugie LinkedIn Profile  Satoshi Sugie Twitter Account  Satoshi Sugie News  Satoshi Sugie on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Kenji Goho
  Kenji Goho LinkedIn Profile  Kenji Goho Twitter Account  Kenji Goho News  Kenji Goho on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Muneaki Fukuoka
  Muneaki Fukuoka LinkedIn Profile  Muneaki Fukuoka Twitter Account  Muneaki Fukuoka News  Muneaki Fukuoka on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Shogo Koda
  Shogo Koda LinkedIn Profile  Shogo Koda Twitter Account  Shogo Koda News  Shogo Koda on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Junpei Naito
  Junpei Naito LinkedIn Profile  Junpei Naito Twitter Account  Junpei Naito News  Junpei Naito on Facebook


 

 

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