Tech Company Financing Transactions

Skillz Funding Round

Skillz, based in San Francisco, secured $25 million from Liberty Global, Telstra and Accomplice.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Skillz
Announced On
12/14/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$25,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Liberty Global (Lead Investor) (Bruce Dines)

Telstra (Lead Investor)

Accomplice (Ryan Moore)

Bridge Bank

private investors (Andrew Miller)

Wildcat Capital Management (Drew Tarlow)

Proceeds Purpose
With our Series C, we have partnered with the world's leading media companies in Telstra and Liberty Global. Together we are shaping the future of competition, sports and media.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
181 Fremont St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
(617) 433-8855
Website
www.corp.skillz.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Skillz games currently reach more than 25 million mobile gamers. Our offices are in Boston and San Francisco, and our team comes from companies like Google, Atari, and Electronic Arts.
Profile
Skillz LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Skillz Company Twitter Account
Company News
Skillz News
Facebook
Skillz on Facebook
YouTube
Skillz on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Paradise
  Andrew Paradise LinkedIn Profile  Andrew Paradise Twitter Account  Andrew Paradise News  Andrew Paradise on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Casey Chafkin
  Casey Chafkin LinkedIn Profile  Casey Chafkin Twitter Account  Casey Chafkin News  Casey Chafkin on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Elliott Kaplan
  Elliott Kaplan LinkedIn Profile  Elliott Kaplan Twitter Account  Elliott Kaplan News  Elliott Kaplan on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Miriam Aguirre
  Miriam Aguirre LinkedIn Profile  Miriam Aguirre Twitter Account  Miriam Aguirre News  Miriam Aguirre on Facebook
VP - Sales
Craig Churchill
  Craig Churchill LinkedIn Profile  Craig Churchill Twitter Account  Craig Churchill News  Craig Churchill on Facebook

 

 

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