Tech Company Financing Transactions

Olivela Funding Round

Olivela closed a $35 million Series A financing round on 9/9/2019. Investors included Morgan Stanley Bank and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/9/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$35,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Morgan Stanley Bank (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
The new funding will be used to fuel Olivela's next phase of growth. Looking ahead, Olivela is curating a "Women's Empowerment" takeover that will kick off with a trip to Jordan to meet with the 30 young women who were sent to school from Olivela's donations last year, as well as 100 more who will go to school next year thanks to Boyd's vision.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
601 Montgomery St. 675
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA
Email Address
Overview
It started when Founder and CEO Stacey Boyd joined Malala Yousafzai on a visit to refugee camps in Kenya and Rwanda. There she met amazing girls with extraordinary stories of overcoming poverty and war and escaping forced marriage to pursue their educations.
Profile
Olivela LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Olivela Company Twitter Account
Company News
Olivela News
Facebook
Olivela on Facebook
YouTube
Olivela on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Stacey Boyd
  Stacey Boyd LinkedIn Profile  Stacey Boyd Twitter Account  Stacey Boyd News  Stacey Boyd on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Karla Correa
  Karla Correa LinkedIn Profile  Karla Correa Twitter Account  Karla Correa News  Karla Correa on Facebook
VP - Client Services
Brittany Billings
  Brittany Billings LinkedIn Profile  Brittany Billings Twitter Account  Brittany Billings News  Brittany Billings on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Kristen Sosa
  Kristen Sosa LinkedIn Profile  Kristen Sosa Twitter Account  Kristen Sosa News  Kristen Sosa on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Karlin Ready
  Karlin Ready LinkedIn Profile  Karlin Ready Twitter Account  Karlin Ready News  Karlin Ready on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Dhanishry Narine
  Dhanishry Narine LinkedIn Profile  Dhanishry Narine Twitter Account  Dhanishry Narine News  Dhanishry Narine on Facebook


 

 

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