Tech Company Financing Transactions

EchoFirst Funding Round

On 9/29/2010, EchoFirst received $13.7 million in Series B funding from Sigma Prime Ventures and Khosla Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/29/2010
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$13,700,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Sigma Prime Ventures (Lead Investor) (Fahri Diner)

Khosla Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
We're very proud to be adding such outstanding professional talent and acumen to our team as we scale up our operations and accelerate our growth to meet the increased demand for Echo.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Alternative Energy
Mailing Address
34760 Campus Dr.
Fremont, CA 94555
USA
Email Address
Overview
EchoFirst designs, manufactures, and markets the Echo solar system. Echo supplements conventional solar electric PV panels with a unique solar thermal technology that captures the heat from the PV panels.
Profile
EchoFirst LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
EchoFirst Company Twitter Account
Company News
EchoFirst News
Facebook
EchoFirst on Facebook
YouTube
EchoFirst on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Vikas Desai
  Vikas Desai LinkedIn Profile  Vikas Desai Twitter Account  Vikas Desai News  Vikas Desai on Facebook
Chief Marketing Officer
Gordon Handelsman
  Gordon Handelsman LinkedIn Profile  Gordon Handelsman Twitter Account  Gordon Handelsman News  Gordon Handelsman on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Josh Plaisted
  Josh Plaisted LinkedIn Profile  Josh Plaisted Twitter Account  Josh Plaisted News  Josh Plaisted on Facebook
Controller
Anish Shah
  Anish Shah LinkedIn Profile  Anish Shah Twitter Account  Anish Shah News  Anish Shah on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Ian Smith
  Ian Smith LinkedIn Profile  Ian Smith Twitter Account  Ian Smith News  Ian Smith on Facebook
VP - Sales
Steve Walden
  Steve Walden LinkedIn Profile  Steve Walden Twitter Account  Steve Walden News  Steve Walden on Facebook


 

 

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