Tech Company Financing Transactions

Nearpod Funding Round

Insight Venture Partners, GSV Capital and private investors invested in a $21 million Series B funding round for Nearpod. The round was recorded on 3/3/2017.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Nearpod
Announced On
3/3/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$21,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Insight Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Brad Twohig)

GSV Capital

private investors (Nikitas Koutoupes)

private investors (Peter Segall)

Krillion Ventures

Reach Capital (Jennifer Carrolan)

Proceeds Purpose
Kovalskys said Nearpod will spend a good chunk of its Series B capital on hiring and developing more proprietary digital content for its library.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
1062 NW 1st Ct.
Hallandale, FL 33009
USA
Phone
(855) 632-7763
Website
www.nearpod.com
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
At Nearpod, we strive to empower educators to create learning experiences that engage and inspire millions of students around the world.
Profile
Nearpod LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Nearpod Company Twitter Account
Company News
Nearpod News
Facebook
Nearpod on Facebook
YouTube
Nearpod on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Pep Carrera
  Pep Carrera LinkedIn Profile  Pep Carrera Twitter Account  Pep Carrera News  Pep Carrera on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Severine Vieux
  Severine Vieux LinkedIn Profile  Severine Vieux Twitter Account  Severine Vieux News  Severine Vieux on Facebook
Chief Marketing Officer
Jennie Kristoffersen
  Jennie Kristoffersen LinkedIn Profile  Jennie Kristoffersen Twitter Account  Jennie Kristoffersen News  Jennie Kristoffersen on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Sebastian Feldman
  Sebastian Feldman LinkedIn Profile  Sebastian Feldman Twitter Account  Sebastian Feldman News  Sebastian Feldman on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Sara Romero-Heaps
  Sara Romero-Heaps LinkedIn Profile  Sara Romero-Heaps Twitter Account  Sara Romero-Heaps News  Sara Romero-Heaps on Facebook
VP - Sales
Karin Simelaro
  Karin Simelaro LinkedIn Profile  Karin Simelaro Twitter Account  Karin Simelaro News  Karin Simelaro on Facebook

 

 

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