Tech Company Financing Transactions
Skift Funding Round
Skift, based in New York, secured $1.1 million from Lerer Hippeau, Advancit Capital and Growlabs/LX Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
5/15/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,100,000
Round
Seed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The latest cash injection will be used to double Skift's head-count to ten, bringing in two new developers, one sales lead, one social media manager and one reporter.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
500 Seventh Ave. 17th Floor
New York, NY 10018
USA
New York, NY 10018
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Skift is a travel intelligence media company that will offer news, insight, data, tools, and services to the professionals in travel industry and professional business travelers, to help them make smarter decisions about travel.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Rafat Ali
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Cunniff
Co-Founder
Jason Clampet
President
Carolyn Kremins
VP - Bus. Development
Lisa Parilla
VP - Marketing
Natalie Bonacasa
VP - R & D
Haixia Wang
VP - Sales
Anthony Derico
VP - Sales
Pamela Firestone
VP - Sales
Deborah Knudsen
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