Tech Company Financing Transactions

Twitter Funding Round

On 8/1/2011, Twitter announced $400 million in funding from DST Global and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/1/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$400,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

DST Global (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
We will use these resources to aggressively innovate, hire more great people and invest in international expansion.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1355 Market St. 900
San Francisco, CA 94103
USA
Email Address
Overview
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. It provides various products for users, including Twitter that allows users to express themselves and create, distribute, and discover content.
Profile
Twitter LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Twitter Company Twitter Account
Company News
Twitter News
Facebook
Twitter on Facebook
YouTube
Twitter on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jack Dorsey
  Jack Dorsey LinkedIn Profile  Jack Dorsey Twitter Account  Jack Dorsey News  Jack Dorsey on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Ned Segal
  Ned Segal LinkedIn Profile  Ned Segal Twitter Account  Ned Segal News  Ned Segal on Facebook


 

 

Browse more venture capital transactions:

Prev: 8/1/2011: NeoMend venture capital transaction
Next: 8/1/2011: Salsa Labs venture capital transaction

 

Share this article

 


Where The Data Comes From

We do our best to report on every notable VC transaction. All VC database entries on this site are sourced from news reports and company announcements. The data comes to us via our partnership with VentureDeal.com, an affiliated venture.

 


Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs

Lists of Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms

Franchise Opportunities

Contributors

Business Glossary