Tech Company Financing Transactions

Pinterest Funding Round

Pinterest, based in Palo Alto, secured $100 million from Rakuten, Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/17/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$100,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Rakuten (Lead Investor)

Andreessen Horowitz (Jeffrey Jordan)

Bessemer Venture Partners (Jeremy Levine)

FirstMark Capital

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
635 High St.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Email Address
Overview
Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.
Profile
Pinterest LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Pinterest Company Twitter Account
Company News
Pinterest News
Facebook
Pinterest on Facebook
YouTube
Pinterest on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Co-Founder
Paul Sciarra
  Paul Sciarra LinkedIn Profile  Paul Sciarra Twitter Account  Paul Sciarra News  Paul Sciarra on Facebook
Co-Founder
Evan Sharp
  Evan Sharp LinkedIn Profile  Evan Sharp Twitter Account  Evan Sharp News  Evan Sharp on Facebook
Co-Founder
Ben Silberman
  Ben Silberman LinkedIn Profile  Ben Silberman Twitter Account  Ben Silberman News  Ben Silberman on Facebook


 

 

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