Tech Company Financing Transactions

Clearwire Funding Round

Clearwire closed a $900 million venture capital round on 7/5/2006. Investors included Intel Capital and Motorola Solutions Venture Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/5/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$900,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Intel Capital (Lead Investor) (Arvind Sodhani)

Motorola Solutions Venture Capital (Gregory Brown)

Proceeds Purpose
The funding will accelerate the development and deployment of WiMAX networks.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Wireless
Mailing Address
4400 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033
USA
Email Address
Overview
Clearwire Corporation, through its subsidiaries, builds and operates mobile broadband networks that provide high-speed residential and mobile Internet access services and residential voice services in communities in the United States.
Profile
Clearwire LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Clearwire Company Twitter Account
Company News
Clearwire News
Facebook
Clearwire on Facebook
YouTube
Clearwire on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Erik Prusch
  Erik Prusch LinkedIn Profile  Erik Prusch Twitter Account  Erik Prusch News  Erik Prusch on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Hope Cochran
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Chief Technical Officer
John Saw
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General Manager
Dow Draper
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VP - Bus. Development
Scott Hopper
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VP - General Counsel
Broady Hodder
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