Tech Company Financing Transactions

Quickplay Funding Round

Difference Capital Funding, Madison Dearborn Partners and ORIX Ventures participated in a $45.6 million venture round for Quickplay. The funding round was announced on 3/27/2015.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/27/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$45,600,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
With its recent investments, Quickplay will focus its long term strategy on reducing inherent industry inefficiencies in content delivery, and the monetization of premium Live and On-demand video to the home and on-the-go, leveraging disruptive cloud economics to enable a new world of Next Generation TV.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
901 King Street West 200
Toronto ON, M5V 3H5
Canada
Email Address
Overview
Quickplay is the premier provider of solutions that manage the business of mobile video. We provide the fastest and most flexible way to manage, distribute and monetize mobile TV/video services for mobile service providers and media companies worldwide.
Profile
Quickplay LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Quickplay Company Twitter Account
Company News
Quickplay News
Facebook
Quickplay on Facebook
YouTube
Quickplay on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Wayne Purboo
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Chief Financial Officer
Gerry O'Reilly
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Chief Operating Officer
Andre Christensen
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VP - Client Services
Samir Ahuja
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VP - General Counsel
Roland Taylor
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VP - Human Resources
Rachel Jacobson
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VP - Operations
Dave Beers
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VP - Product Management
Michael Couture
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VP - R & D
Kavi Maharajh
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VP - Sales
Mark Hyland
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