Tech Company Financing Transactions

Flipboard Funding Round

Flipboard, operating out of Palo Alto, secured $50 million in funding from Goldman Sachs, Rizvi Traverse Management and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/23/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Goldman Sachs (Lead Investor)

Rizvi Traverse Management (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
214 Homer Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Email Address
Overview
Flipboard is the world's most popular social magazine. It gives people a single place to keep up on the topics, news and events they care about.
Profile
Flipboard LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Flipboard Company Twitter Account
Company News
Flipboard News
Facebook
Flipboard on Facebook
YouTube
Flipboard on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Mike McCue
  Mike McCue LinkedIn Profile  Mike McCue Twitter Account  Mike McCue News  Mike McCue on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Eric Feng
  Eric Feng LinkedIn Profile  Eric Feng Twitter Account  Eric Feng News  Eric Feng on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Chris Tobin
  Chris Tobin LinkedIn Profile  Chris Tobin Twitter Account  Chris Tobin News  Chris Tobin on Facebook


 

 

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