Tech Company Financing Transactions

WyzAnt Funding Round

Accel Partners joined a $21.5 million venture round for WyzAnt. The round was announced by the company on 12/18/2013.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/18/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$21,500,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Accel Partners (Ryan Sweeney)

Proceeds Purpose
The funds will be used to drive product innovation and scale WyzAnt's technology platform as the company expands globally.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1714 N Damen Ave. 3N
Chicago, IL 60647
USA
Email Address
Overview
WyzAnt is the leading tutoring marketplace on the web with 73,000+ tutors offering private lessons in hundreds of subjects like math, science, test prep, foreign languages, music, computers and much more.
Profile
WyzAnt LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
WyzAnt Company Twitter Account
Company News
WyzAnt News
Facebook
WyzAnt on Facebook
YouTube
WyzAnt on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Geant
  Andrew Geant LinkedIn Profile  Andrew Geant Twitter Account  Andrew Geant News  Andrew Geant on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Brent Johnson
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Co-Founder
Michael Weishuhn
  Michael Weishuhn LinkedIn Profile  Michael Weishuhn Twitter Account  Michael Weishuhn News  Michael Weishuhn on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Ivan Moscoso
  Ivan Moscoso LinkedIn Profile  Ivan Moscoso Twitter Account  Ivan Moscoso News  Ivan Moscoso on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Carrie McComb
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VP - Product Management
Erika Warren
  Erika Warren LinkedIn Profile  Erika Warren Twitter Account  Erika Warren News  Erika Warren on Facebook


 

 

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