Tech Company Financing Transactions
Jana Funding Round
On 4/5/2011, Jana raised $8.5 million in Series A funding from Spark Capital, Flywheel Ventures and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
4/5/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Spark Capital (Lead Investor)
private investors (Esther Dyson)
Proceeds Purpose
The company plans to expand its product development and marketing efforts.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
101 Arch St. 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
USA
Boston, MA 02110
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Jana helps global organizations learn, educate and grow in emerging economies by leveraging the power of the mobile phone. Through a network of over 2.1 billion mobile phone subscribers across almost 100 developing countries, txteagle leverages the emerging market community for two inter-related services.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Nathan Eagle
Chief Technical Officer
Craig Lancaster
VP - Engineering
Christopher Lee
VP - Finance
Allison Gonsalves
VP - Human Resources
Maurice Haynes
VP - Manufacturing
Sean Landry
VP - Sales
Christian Galvin
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