Tech Company Financing Transactions
SendGrid Funding Round
SendGrid, based in Denver, raised $20 million from Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and Foundry Group.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
12/2/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors
Bain Capital Ventures (Ajay Agarwal)
Bessemer Venture Partners (Byron Deeter)
Foundry Group (Ryan McIntyre)
Proceeds Purpose
This investment will allow us to expand the functionality of our platform and increase our channels to market.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1801 California St. 500
Denver, CO 80202
USA
Denver, CO 80202
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
SendGrid transparently handles DKIM, SPF, ISP rate limits, content inspection, bounces, and spam reports to help users achieve higher deliverability. SendGrid integrates in minutes by just changing three SMTP settings. We even assign our users their own IP addresses.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sameer Dholakia
Co-Founder
Timothy Jenkins
Co-Founder
Jose Lopez
Co-Founder
Isaac Saldana
Vice President
Michael Rowan
VP - Customer Service
Leandra Fishman
VP - Engineering
Craig Kaes
VP - General Counsel
Michael Tognetti
VP - Human Resources
Pattie Money
VP - Operations
Kenneth Apple
VP - Product Management
Steve Sloan
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