Tech Company Financing Transactions

OpenSesame Funding Round

OpenSesame, operating out of Portland, received $8 million from Partech Partners and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/14/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Partech Partners (Lead Investor) (Nicolas El Baze)

Proceeds Purpose
This round of funding allows OpenSesame to accelerate the expansion of our revolutionary marketplace to meet the rapidly growing demand for online training.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
1629 SW Salmon St.
Portland, OR 97205
USA
Email Address
Overview
OpenSesame is the world's largest source for elearning courses focused on employee training. Buyers browse online training courses in a wide variety of subjects from workplace safety to business skills then purchase and start the courses instantly via their browser, by email, or delivered through any learning management system.
Profile
OpenSesame LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
OpenSesame Company Twitter Account
Company News
OpenSesame News
Facebook
OpenSesame on Facebook
YouTube
OpenSesame on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Donald Spear
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President
Josh Blank
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Vice President
Spencer Thornton
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VP - Client Services
Thomas Turnbull
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VP - Customer Service
Marta Altree
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VP - Engineering
Aaron Bridges
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VP - Engineering
Ria Delamere
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VP - Engineering
AJ Supinski
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VP - Finance
Deborah Dang
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VP - Human Resources
Abby Miles
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VP - Marketing
Hallie Janssen
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VP - Product Management
Melanie Goldstein
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VP - Sales
Stuart Finn
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