Tech Company Financing Transactions

WSO2 Funding Round

WSO2 closed a $6.5 million financing round on 5/13/2011. Investors included Quest Software and Intel Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/13/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,500,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Quest Software (Lead Investor) (Tyler Jewell)

Intel Capital (Lisa Lambert)

Proceeds Purpose
WSO2 will use the funds to expand its global operations; grow its Silicon Valley-based marketing, sales and support teams; and extend its platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings to support the rapid increase in global demand for WSO2's open source middleware platforms.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Communications
Mailing Address
787 Castro St.
Mountain View, CA 94041
USA
Email Address
Overview
WSO2 was founded in August 2005 by leaders in Web services standards and Open Source software. We are an innovative Open Source technology company devoted to building Web services middleware, offering leading products, support and other services.
Profile
WSO2 LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
WSO2 Company Twitter Account
Company News
WSO2 News
Facebook
WSO2 on Facebook
YouTube
WSO2 on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sanjiva Weerawarana
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VP - Bus. Development
Jonathan Marsh
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VP - Engineering
Samisa Abeysinghe
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VP - Finance
Padmika Dissanaike
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VP - Human Resources
Udeshika Ratnavira
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VP - Marketing
Hasmin AbdulCader
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VP - Operations
Shevan Goonetilleke
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VP - Sales
Devaka Randeniya
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