Funded Tech Companies

Zong

Zong was a mobile company, located in Menlo Park. The company was bought by eBay.

Company Overview

Company Name
Zong
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry

Contact Information

Mailing Address
640 Oak Grove Ave
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded

Company Background Information

Overview
Back in the year 2000, when David Marcus had a full head of black hair, he started the company Echovox to help large media companies make money through mobile services. (Think voting for singers on televised singing talent shows, for example.)
Profile
Zong LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Zong Company Twitter Account
Company News
Zong News
Facebook
Zong on Facebook
YouTube
Zong on YouTube
Last Transaction
7/7/2011

Financing History

Date
Type
Amount
M&A
$240,000,000
Venture Equity
$15,000,000


Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
David Marcus
  David Marcus  LinkedIn Profile  David Marcus  Twitter Account  David Marcus  News  David Marcus  on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Sylvain Boj
  Sylvain Boj  LinkedIn Profile  Sylvain Boj  Twitter Account  Sylvain Boj  News  Sylvain Boj  on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Stephane Kasriel
  Stephane Kasriel LinkedIn Profile  Stephane Kasriel Twitter Account  Stephane Kasriel News  Stephane Kasriel on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Tim Armandpour
  Tim Armandpour LinkedIn Profile  Tim Armandpour Twitter Account  Tim Armandpour News  Tim Armandpour on Facebook
VP - Finance
Sandy Taylor
  Sandy Taylor LinkedIn Profile  Sandy Taylor Twitter Account  Sandy Taylor News  Sandy Taylor on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Hill Ferguson
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