Tech Company Financing Transactions

Mapbox Funding Round

Mapbox, operating out of Washington, secured $164 million in investment from SoftBank Vision Fund, DBL Investors and DFJ Growth.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Mapbox
Announced On
10/11/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$164,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

SoftBank Vision Fund (Lead Investor) (Rajeev Misra)

DBL Investors (Ira Ehrenpreis)

DFJ Growth (Randy Glein)

Foundry Group

Thrive Capital

Proceeds Purpose
This investment accelerates Mapbox's business in three key areas: Building out an automotive unit, including in-car navigation and autonomous driving by expanding Mapbox's deep learning and vision capabilities. Expanding Mapbox's AR/VR/Gaming investments, specifically growing the Mapbox Unity SDK team. Accelerating its global expansion across Southeast Asia, China, and Europe.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1714 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
USA
Phone
(202) 250-3633
Website
www.mapbox.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Mapbox is a full-service cloud-based map platform for sharing fast, beautiful, interactive web maps. Overlay your data on hundreds of publicly available maps or design your own using TileMill. Share your maps on the web, socially, and on mobile devices. Get actionable feedback about how your maps are being used. That's Mapbox.
Profile
Mapbox LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Mapbox Company Twitter Account
Company News
Mapbox News
Facebook
Mapbox on Facebook
YouTube
Mapbox on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Gundersen
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Chief Technical Officer
Young Hahn
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President
Roy Ng
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VP - Bus. Development
Alex Barth
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VP - Customer Service
Ali Anthes
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VP - General Counsel
Sai Sriskandarajah
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VP - Human Resources
Zaina Orbai
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VP - Operations
David Cole
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VP - Product Management
Paul Veugen
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