Tech Company Financing Transactions

zyBooks Funding Round

On 2/11/2016, zyBooks raised $4 million in funding from Bialla Venture Partners and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/11/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$4,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Bialla Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (David Uri)

Proceeds Purpose
The funding will support significant content expansion into additional STEM zyBooks, new product features for both instructors and students, and new sales and marketing initiatives.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
PO Box 33185
Los Gatos, CA 95031
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
zyBooks was founded in in 2012 by Smita Bakshi. We started zyBooks to help college STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) students graduate.
Profile
zyBooks LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
zyBooks Company Twitter Account
Company News
zyBooks News
Facebook
zyBooks on Facebook
YouTube
zyBooks on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Smita Bakshi
  Smita Bakshi LinkedIn Profile  Smita Bakshi Twitter Account  Smita Bakshi News  Smita Bakshi on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Frank Vahid
  Frank Vahid LinkedIn Profile  Frank Vahid Twitter Account  Frank Vahid News  Frank Vahid on Facebook
VP - Finance
Kallee Noel
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VP - Human Resources
Claudia Amendt
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VP - Sales
Alex von Rosenberg
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