Tech Company Financing Transactions

Skimlinks Funding Round

Skimlinks, based in New York, secured $16 million from Frog Capital, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Greycroft Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/4/2015
Transaction Type
Debt
Venture Equity
Amount
$16,000,000
Round
Series C
Proceeds Purpose
With their core technology and network solidly in place, Skimlinks will use the growth capital to extend its market-leading platform to help publishers earn substantially more from their commerce-related content.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
ECommerce
Mailing Address
79 Madison Ave. 746
New York, NY 10016
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Skimlinks had an interesting start at life as a completely different company! Our founder Alicia Navarro originally created Skimbit, a social decision-making website, way back in 2006. In an effort to earn more from the site, Alicia tried affiliate marketing, with a twist.
Profile
Skimlinks LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Skimlinks Company Twitter Account
Company News
Skimlinks News
Facebook
Skimlinks on Facebook
YouTube
Skimlinks on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Alicia Navarro
  Alicia Navarro LinkedIn Profile  Alicia Navarro Twitter Account  Alicia Navarro News  Alicia Navarro on Facebook
Chief Information Officer
Angus Bankes
  Angus Bankes LinkedIn Profile  Angus Bankes Twitter Account  Angus Bankes News  Angus Bankes on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Joe Stepniewski
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VP - Bus. Development
Buck Smith
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