Tech Company Financing Transactions

TuneIn Funding Round

TuneIn closed a $50 million venture capital round on 8/14/2017. Investors included Comcast Ventures, IVP and Marker.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/14/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Comcast Ventures (Lead Investor)

IVP (Lead Investor) (Jules Maltz)

Marker (Lead Investor)

Causeway Media Partners

General Catalyst Partners (Hemant Taneja)

Sequoia Capital (Bryan Schreier)

Proceeds Purpose
TuneIn will use the money to pay for rights to live sporting events and original programming like podcasts and music shows, which will help the company sign up more customers for a two-year-old subscription service.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
210 King St. 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CO 94107
USA
Email Address
Overview
Listen to the world's music, sports and news from wherever you are. TuneIn lets you hear what's happening right now on over 70,000 radio stations globally and enjoy two million on-demand programs, like podcasts, concerts and interviews.
Profile
TuneIn LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
TuneIn Company Twitter Account
Company News
TuneIn News
Facebook
TuneIn on Facebook
YouTube
TuneIn on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
John Donham
  John Donham LinkedIn Profile  John Donham Twitter Account  John Donham News  John Donham on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Axel Martinez
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VP - Bus. Development
Carl Rohling
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VP - Customer Service
Rick Cotton
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VP - Engineering
Thomas Hutchings
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VP - Marketing
Peter Elarde
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