Tech Company Financing Transactions
Firespotter Labs Funding Round
Firespotter Labs, based in Pleasanton, raised $15 million from Andreessen Horowitz and GV.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
7/19/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz (Lead Investor)
GV (Wesley Chan)
Proceeds Purpose
The company will use its financing to expand its engineering team and develop its telephony-based product line.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
Pleasanton, CA 94588
USA
Pleasanton, CA 94588
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Firespotter Labs was founded in April 2011 by Craig Walker, John Rector, Brian Peterson, and Alex Cornell. With an initial investment of $3 million from Google Ventures, Firespotter released their first product, Nosh, in July 2011. Like Yelp for menu-items, Nosh allows users to rate and review individual dishes.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Craig Walker
Founder
Alex Cornell
Founder
Brian Peterson
Founder
John Rector
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