Tech Company Financing Transactions

Wish Funding Round

Formation 8, GGV Capital and AME Cloud Ventures participated in a $19 million funding round for Wish. The financing round was announced on 4/24/2014.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/24/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$19,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Formation 8 (Lead Investor)

GGV Capital (Lead Investor) (Hans Tung)

AME Cloud Ventures (Jerry Yang)

Proceeds Purpose
Our investor base has a strong global focus, and we are excited to work with Hans and welcome his experience with China, and specifically Xiaomi, in helping us to grow Wish as a global leader in the mobile commerce space.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1 Sansome St. 40th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Wish (Nasdaq: WISH) is a disruptive social platform to discover, collect, and share products with your friends. We are passionate about connecting relevant products to relevant people, and making shopping fun and seamless.
Profile
Wish LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Wish Company Twitter Account
Company News
Wish News
Facebook
Wish on Facebook
YouTube
Wish on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Szulczewski
  Peter Szulczewski LinkedIn Profile  Peter Szulczewski Twitter Account  Peter Szulczewski News  Peter Szulczewski on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Danny Zhang
  Danny Zhang LinkedIn Profile  Danny Zhang Twitter Account  Danny Zhang News  Danny Zhang on Facebook


 

 

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