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Checkerspot Funding Round

Checkerspot closed a $36 million Series B financing round on 8/20/2020. Backers included Viking Global Investors, Breakout Capital and BuildersVC.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/20/2020
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$36,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Viking Global Investors (Lead Investor)

Breakout Capital

BuildersVC (James Kim)

private investors (Wilbur Ellis)

Proceeds Purpose
The primary use of proceeds will be directed towards commercial development and the expansion of the company's product and innovation platform.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Advanced Materials
Mailing Address
740 Heinz Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94710
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Checkerspot is a materials company. Advances in our understanding of biology, chemistry and materials science are converging with breakthroughs in data science and unleashing capabilities they once only imagined.
Profile
Checkerspot LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Checkerspot Company Twitter Account
Company News
Checkerspot News
Facebook
Checkerspot on Facebook
YouTube
Checkerspot on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
David Greenwood
  David Greenwood LinkedIn Profile  David Greenwood Twitter Account  David Greenwood News  David Greenwood on Facebook
Chief Executive Officer
Charles Dimmler
  Charles Dimmler LinkedIn Profile  Charles Dimmler Twitter Account  Charles Dimmler News  Charles Dimmler on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Scott Franklin
  Scott Franklin LinkedIn Profile  Scott Franklin Twitter Account  Scott Franklin News  Scott Franklin on Facebook


 

 

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