Funded Tech Companies
WaitWhat
WaitWhat is a digital media tech venture, based in New York. VC investment was provided by Capital One Growth Ventures, BurdaPrincipal Investments and Cue Ball Group.
Company Overview
Company Name
WaitWhat
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Funding Rounds
Total Funding
Contact Information
Mailing Address
26 Bdwy. 8th Floor
New York, NY 10004
USA
New York, NY 10004
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Company Background Information
Overview
WaitWhat is a joyful new start-up from former TED execs June Cohen and Deron Triff. For a combined 16 years, June and Deron launched and led media at TED -- TED.com, TED Open Translation Project, TED Radio Hour, TED Books, TED in Cinema, etc. -- resulting in more than 1 billion annual views and listens of the organization's content.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Last Transaction
6/22/2021
Financing History
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
June Cohen
VP - Administration
Mina Kurasawa
VP - Bus. Development
Deron Triff
VP - Engineering
Sarah Sandman
VP - Engineering
Michael Twentyman
VP - Finance
Edmund Cheng
VP - Manufacturing
Jai Punjabi
Company Investors
- Capital One Growth Ventures
- BurdaPrincipal Investments
- Cue Ball Group (Tony Tjan)
- Raga Partners (Atul Joshi)
- Lupa Systems
- Gingerbread Capital
- Maywic Select Investments
- Private Investors (Reid Hoffman)
- Emerson Collective
- Liminal Ventures
- Private Investors (Ann Lovell)
- Private Investors (Jacki Zehner)
- Private Investors (Joi Ito)
- Private Investors (Joshua Schacter)
- Private Investors (Julia Popowitz)
- Private Investors (Maria Thomas)
- Private Investors (Roy Martin)
- Private Investors (Scott Green)
- Private Investors (William Allen)
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