Tech Company Financing Transactions

SendGrid Funding Round

SendGrid closed a $5 million venture capital round on 4/20/2010. Backers included Foundry Group, Highway 12 Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/20/2010
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1801 California St. 500
Denver, CO 80202
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
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
SendGrid LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
SendGrid Company Twitter Account
Company News
SendGrid News
Facebook
SendGrid on Facebook
YouTube
SendGrid on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sameer Dholakia
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Co-Founder
Timothy Jenkins
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Co-Founder
Jose Lopez
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Co-Founder
Isaac Saldana
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Vice President
Michael Rowan
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VP - Customer Service
Leandra Fishman
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VP - Engineering
Craig Kaes
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VP - General Counsel
Michael Tognetti
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VP - Human Resources
Pattie Money
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VP - Operations
Kenneth Apple
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VP - Product Management
Steve Sloan
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