Tech Company Financing Transactions

TrendKite Funding Round

TrendKite secured a $1.2 million Series A venture capital round on 8/21/2013. Investors included Silverton Partners, DreamIt Ventures Austin and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/21/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,200,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Silverton Partners (Lead Investor) (Morgan Flager)

DreamIt Ventures Austin

private investors (Joshua Baer)

private investors (Raymond Walheim)

private investors (Rodrigo Carvalho)

private investors (Sean Spector)

Proceeds Purpose
TrendKite also announced today general availability of its cloud-based platform delivering nearly instantaneous data for its customers.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
800 Brazos St. 340
Austin, TX 78701
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
TrendKite is an Austin, Texas based company that was founded in 2012 with the mission to help organizations better understand what the world thinks of them and react accordingly.
Profile
TrendKite LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
TrendKite Company Twitter Account
Company News
TrendKite News
Facebook
TrendKite on Facebook
YouTube
TrendKite on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Erik Huddleston
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VP - Bus. Development
Matthew Allison
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VP - Customer Service
Prabhakar Gopalan
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VP - Finance
Sam Hernandez
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VP - Human Resources
Jennifer Cantu
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VP - Marketing
Russ Somers
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VP - Product Management
John De Oliveira
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VP - Sales
Kevin McKeown
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VP - Sales
Gerard McNamara
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