Tech Company Financing Transactions

Smule Funding Round

Tencent Holdings, Adams Street Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners joined a $54 million funding round for Smule. The financing round was announced on 5/9/2017.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/9/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$54,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Tencent Holdings (Lead Investor) (Poshu Yeung)

Adams Street Partners (David Welsh)

Bessemer Venture Partners

Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the funding to fuel international growth.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Entertainment
Mailing Address
139 Townsend St. 300
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Email Address
Overview
In 2008, we set out to create apps that enabled anyone to create, discover, love and enjoy music. And they are creating communities, meeting new like-minded friends, and having fun making music together on Smule.
Profile
Smule LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Smule Company Twitter Account
Company News
Smule News
Facebook
Smule on Facebook
YouTube
Smule on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Smith
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Chief Financial Officer
Chris Hollenbeck
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Chief Technical Officer
Eric Dumas
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President
William Bradford
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VP - General Counsel
Sharon Segev
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VP - Product Management
Jeannie Yang
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