Tech Company Financing Transactions

Lumosity Funding Round

Lumosity, operating out of San Francisco, secured $31.5 million in funding from Discovery Communications, FirstMark Capital and Harrison Metal Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Lumosity
Announced On
8/22/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$31,500,000
Round
Series D
Investors

Discovery Communications (Lead Investor)

FirstMark Capital (Amish Jani)

Harrison Metal Capital

Menlo Ventures (Pravin Vazirani)

Norwest Venture Partners (Timothy Chang)

Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the funds to continue its pioneering research into human cognitive performance, build the leading science-based learning brand, and reach hundreds of millions of users.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
140 New Montgomery St. 19th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
www.lumosity.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Lumosity is a cognitive neuroscience research and development company that builds software tools for improving brain health and performance. Lumosity is the first general brain fitness program from Lumos Labs.
Profile
Lumosity LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Lumosity Company Twitter Account
Company News
Lumosity News
Facebook
Lumosity on Facebook
YouTube
Lumosity on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Berkowitz
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Chief Financial Officer
Krishna Kakarala
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VP - Engineering
Christian Wilson
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VP - Finance
Tyler Chapman
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VP - Human Resources
Missy Coyne
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VP - Marketing
Brandon Stander
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VP - Product Management
Anthony Garcia
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VP - R & D
Robert Schafer
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