Tech Company Financing Transactions
8D World Funding Round
8D World, based in Woburn, secured $5.3 million from Mizuho Capital of Japan, Spark Capital and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
12/10/2010
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,250,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Mizuho Capital of Japan (Akira Sakai)
Spark Capital (Alexander Finkelstein)
Proceeds Purpose
With the new funding, we will continue to extend our product leadership by incorporating a wide range of educational content onto the Wiz World Online platform and at the same time, aggressively grow the distribution network to bring more English learners to the 8D World family
Company Information
Company Status
Out of Business
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
500 Cummings Park Dr. 6400
Woburn, MA 01801
USA
Woburn, MA 01801
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
8D World operates the world's first virtual world dedicated for global English-as-foreign-language (EFL) learners to improve their spoken English in a highly motivating environment.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Wang
Chief Technical Officer
Daben Liu
VP - Bus. Development
Roger Li
VP - Engineering
Keith Patella
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