Tech Company Financing Transactions
CouchSurfing Funding Round
Benchmark Capital and Omidyar Network invested in a $7.6 million Series A funding round for CouchSurfing. The round closed on 8/25/2011.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
8/25/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$7,600,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Benchmark Capital (Matthew Cohler)
Omidyar Network (Todor Tashev)
Proceeds Purpose
This funding will enable us to improve and grow our network while better serving our members so that we can continue to build a more tolerant and respectful global community.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
PO Box 7775 ECM 86600
San Francisco, CA 94120
USA
San Francisco, CA 94120
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Couchsurfers share their homes, cities and lives in profound in meaningful ways, making travel anywhere in the world a truly social experience.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Tony Espinoza
Co-Founder
Daniel Hoffer
Co-Founder
Sebastien Tuan
VP - Bus. Development
Jason Sanders
VP - Operations
Steve Phillips
VP - Product Management
Andrew Geweke
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