Tech Company Financing Transactions

Shazam Funding Round

Shazam closed a $32 million venture capital round on 6/22/2011. Backers included iFund, IVP and DN Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/22/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$32,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

iFund (Lead Investor) (Matthew Murphy)

IVP (Lead Investor) (Dennis Phelps)

DN Capital

Proceeds Purpose
The investment will be used to support the company's continued growth and the development of Shazam's real-time discovery and sharing App which creates an engaging, interactive mobile commerce platform for brands as it expands into television with Shazam for TV.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
26-28 Hammersmith Grove
London, W6 7HA
UK
Email Address
Overview
Shazam connects more than 300 million people, in more than 200 countries and 33 languages, to the music, TV shows and brands they love.
Profile
Shazam LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Shazam Company Twitter Account
Company News
Shazam News
Facebook
Shazam on Facebook
YouTube
Shazam on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Andrew Fisher
  Andrew Fisher LinkedIn Profile  Andrew Fisher Twitter Account  Andrew Fisher News  Andrew Fisher on Facebook
Chief Executive Officer
Rich Riley
  Rich Riley LinkedIn Profile  Rich Riley Twitter Account  Rich Riley News  Rich Riley on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Todd Saypoff
  Todd Saypoff LinkedIn Profile  Todd Saypoff Twitter Account  Todd Saypoff News  Todd Saypoff on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Avery Wang
  Avery Wang LinkedIn Profile  Avery Wang Twitter Account  Avery Wang News  Avery Wang on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Fabio Santini
  Fabio Santini LinkedIn Profile  Fabio Santini Twitter Account  Fabio Santini News  Fabio Santini on Facebook


 

 

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