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Optoro Funding Round

On 12/10/2014, Optoro secured $50 million in Series C funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Generation Investment Management and Grotech Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/10/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Lead Investor) (Daniel Oros)

Generation Investment Management

Grotech Ventures (Lawson DeVries)

Revolution Growth (Ted Leonsis)

Swan Ventures (Anthony Nader)

Proceeds Purpose
The Series C funding will enable Optoro to scale major partnerships and expand into new markets, bringing the company's innovative platform and approach to additional retailers and consumers who will benefit from Optoro's efficient inventory disposition and marketing engine.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
1001 G St. NW 1200
Washington, DC 20001
USA
Email Address
Overview
Optoro's mission is to provide the most comprehensive asset recovery solution for the distressed inventory of retailers, manufacturers, and 3rd party providers.
Profile
Optoro LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Optoro Company Twitter Account
Company News
Optoro News
Facebook
Optoro on Facebook
YouTube
Optoro on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Tobin Moore
  Tobin Moore LinkedIn Profile  Tobin Moore Twitter Account  Tobin Moore News  Tobin Moore on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Katy McCarthy
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Chief Technical Officer
Peter Spellman
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President
Adam Vitarello
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Vice President
Kenneth Lim
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VP - Bus. Development
Adam Wegner
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VP - Client Services
Casey Chroust
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VP - Engineering
Alex Kramer
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VP - Finance
Laura Brashier
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VP - Human Resources
Zoe Sharp
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VP - Marketing
Larisa Summers
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VP - Operations
Ricardo Menendez
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VP - Product Management
Pankaj Kulkarni
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VP - Sales
Tyler Grundmeier
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VP - Sales
Gene Leonardi
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VP - Sales
Karen McElaney
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