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FirstBest Systems Funding Round

FirstBest Systems closed a $10 million funding round on 4/3/2012. Backers included Brookstone Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners and NewSpring Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/3/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Brookstone Partners (Michael Toporek)

Flybridge Capital Partners (Chip Hazard)

NewSpring Capital (Michael DiPiano)

Proceeds Purpose
The company plans to use the funding to expand into other areas of the insurance industry, grow its sales and marketing team, and expand its engineering team to support mobile applications for enterprise customers.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
213 Burlington Rd.
Bedford, MA 01730
USA
Email Address
Overview
FirstBest delivers insurance software solutions that help commercial- and specialty-lines carriers drive premium growth, scale their business and achieve high ...
Profile
FirstBest Systems LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
John Belizaire
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Chief Operating Officer
Joseph Pilkerton
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VP - Engineering
Paul Cummings
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VP - Human Resources
Ellenmarie Rhone
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VP - Marketing
Steve Robins
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