Tech Company Financing Transactions
Meraki Networks Funding Round
Meraki Networks, based in San Francisco, secured $20 million from DAG Ventures, Northgate Capital and Sequoia Capital.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
1/4/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed, however the company announced its intention to provide WiFi access to the city of San Francisco.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
660 Alabama St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
USA
San Francisco, CA 94110
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Meraki Networks is the pioneer of the first consumer wireless mesh Internet network designed to "unwire the world" and bring Internet access to all. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. Meraki attracted more than 15,000 users in 25 countries during its beta period.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sanjit Biswas
Chief Technical Officer
John Bicket
Co-Founder
Hans Robertson
VP - Operations
Ben Calderon
VP - Sales
Andy McCall
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