Tech Company Financing Transactions

LearnUp Funding Round

LearnUp, based in Palo Alto, secured $8 million from New Enterprise Associates and Shasta Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/17/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

New Enterprise Associates (Lead Investor) (Sheel Tyle)

Shasta Ventures (Lead Investor) (Ravi Mohan)

Proceeds Purpose
The new funding will be used to expand LearnUp's products and partnerships across industries, including retail, call centers, hospitality, food service and more.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
1881 Page Mill Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94304
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Founded in 2012, LearnUp empowers job applicants to get hired through the use of innovative job-specific online training and interview coaching.
Profile
LearnUp LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
LearnUp Company Twitter Account
Company News
LearnUp News
Facebook
LearnUp on Facebook
YouTube
LearnUp on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Alexis Ringwald
  Alexis Ringwald LinkedIn Profile  Alexis Ringwald Twitter Account  Alexis Ringwald News  Alexis Ringwald on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Kenny Ma
  Kenny Ma LinkedIn Profile  Kenny Ma Twitter Account  Kenny Ma News  Kenny Ma on Facebook
VP - Operations
Dave Haskell
  Dave Haskell LinkedIn Profile  Dave Haskell Twitter Account  Dave Haskell News  Dave Haskell on Facebook


 

 

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