Tech Company Financing Transactions

LotusFlare Funding Round

LotusFlare secured a $6 million funding round on 9/2/2015. Backers included Social Capital and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/2/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Social Capital (Lead Investor) (Chamath Palihapitiya)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
530 Lakeside Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
LotusFlare's mission is to make mobile internet more accessible. Mobile data connectivity drives economic growth and brings vast social benefits to the world, but two-thirds of the world's population is unable to access this valuable resource.
Profile
LotusFlare LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
LotusFlare Company Twitter Account
Company News
LotusFlare News
Facebook
LotusFlare on Facebook
YouTube
LotusFlare on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Chamath Palihapitiya
  Chamath Palihapitiya LinkedIn Profile  Chamath Palihapitiya Twitter Account  Chamath Palihapitiya News  Chamath Palihapitiya on Facebook
Chief Executive Officer
Sam Gadodia
  Sam Gadodia LinkedIn Profile  Sam Gadodia Twitter Account  Sam Gadodia News  Sam Gadodia on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Shao Xia
  Shao Xia LinkedIn Profile  Shao Xia Twitter Account  Shao Xia News  Shao Xia on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Terry Guo
  Terry Guo LinkedIn Profile  Terry Guo Twitter Account  Terry Guo News  Terry Guo on Facebook


 

 

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