Tech Company Financing Transactions

NewsCred Funding Round

On 11/30/2011, NewsCred raised $4 million in Series A funding from FirstMark Capital, Advancit Capital and AOL Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/30/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$4,000,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
386 Park Ave S. 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
USA
Email Address
Overview
NewsCred is a New York based media company focused on creating a single platform for the world's news.
Profile
NewsCred LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
NewsCred Company Twitter Account
Company News
NewsCred News
Facebook
NewsCred on Facebook
YouTube
NewsCred on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Shafqat Islam
  Shafqat Islam LinkedIn Profile  Shafqat Islam Twitter Account  Shafqat Islam News  Shafqat Islam on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Charles Hough
  Charles Hough LinkedIn Profile  Charles Hough Twitter Account  Charles Hough News  Charles Hough on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Jane Medeiros
  Jane Medeiros LinkedIn Profile  Jane Medeiros Twitter Account  Jane Medeiros News  Jane Medeiros on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Imran Yousuf
  Imran Yousuf LinkedIn Profile  Imran Yousuf Twitter Account  Imran Yousuf News  Imran Yousuf on Facebook
VP - General Counsel
Jared Kalmanson
  Jared Kalmanson LinkedIn Profile  Jared Kalmanson Twitter Account  Jared Kalmanson News  Jared Kalmanson on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Tzi-Kei Wong
  Tzi-Kei Wong LinkedIn Profile  Tzi-Kei Wong Twitter Account  Tzi-Kei Wong News  Tzi-Kei Wong on Facebook
VP - Sales
Cliff Dorsey
  Cliff Dorsey LinkedIn Profile  Cliff Dorsey Twitter Account  Cliff Dorsey News  Cliff Dorsey on Facebook


 

 

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