Tech Company Financing Transactions

MakerSights Funding Round

MakerSights secured a $8.5 million Series A funding round on 6/20/2019. Backers included Forerunner Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/20/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Forerunner Ventures (Lead Investor) (Brian O'Malley)

private investors (Brant Barton)

private investors (Brett Hurt)

private investors (Elizabeth Spaulding)

private investors (Hayley Barna)

private investors (Jeffrey Epstein)

private investors (Lucky Brand)

private investors (Steve Anderson)

private investors (William McComb)

Proceeds Purpose
The additional capital infusion will enable key leadership hires, accelerate the growth of in-house engineering and data teams, fuel international expansion and scale its go-to-market operations.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Artificial Intelligence
Mailing Address
435 Pacific Ave. 350
San Francisco, CA 94133
USA
Email Address
Overview
MakerSights is a leading provider of product development software for consumer brands. Through the company platform, MakerSights enables brand partners to rapidly measure customer demand for their future products and concepts.
Profile
MakerSights LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
MakerSights Company Twitter Account
Company News
MakerSights News
Facebook
MakerSights on Facebook
YouTube
MakerSights on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Leahy
  Daniel Leahy LinkedIn Profile  Daniel Leahy Twitter Account  Daniel Leahy News  Daniel Leahy on Facebook
President
Matthew Field
  Matthew Field LinkedIn Profile  Matthew Field Twitter Account  Matthew Field News  Matthew Field on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Michael Mullins
  Michael Mullins LinkedIn Profile  Michael Mullins Twitter Account  Michael Mullins News  Michael Mullins on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Jon O'Shaughnessy
  Jon O'Shaughnessy LinkedIn Profile  Jon O'Shaughnessy Twitter Account  Jon O'Shaughnessy News  Jon O'Shaughnessy on Facebook
VP - Sales
Michael Hourigan
  Michael Hourigan LinkedIn Profile  Michael Hourigan Twitter Account  Michael Hourigan News  Michael Hourigan on Facebook


 

 

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