Tech Company Financing Transactions
Proofpoint Funding Round
On 9/30/2008, Proofpoint secured $16.5 million in funding from Benchmark Capital, Meritech Capital Partners and Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
9/30/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$16,492,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Benchmark Capital (Kevin Harvey)
Meritech Capital Partners (Robert Ward)
Mohr Davidow Ventures (Jon Feiber)
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
925 West Maude Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT) provides messaging security solutions for large enterprises to stop spam, protect against email viruses and ensure compliance with corporate policies and regulations through their messaging infrastructure.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Gary Steele
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Auvil
Chief Technical Officer
Marcel DePaolis
VP - General Counsel
Michael Yang
VP - Product Management
David Knight
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