Tech Company Financing Transactions

Houzz Funding Round

Houzz closed a $165 million funding round on 10/1/2014. Investors included Sequoia Capital, DST Global and GGV Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Houzz
Announced On
10/1/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$165,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Sequoia Capital (Lead Investor) (Alfred Lin)

DST Global (Yuri Milner)

GGV Capital (Hany Nada)

private investors (Oren Zeev)

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Ted Schlein)

New Enterprise Associates

T. Rowe Price

Proceeds Purpose
The investment will be used to accelerate the company's international expansion and to further build its technology platform and products for both consumers and home professionals. The company also announced the beta launch of the Houzz Marketplace, a marketplace for home products, and a redesign of its user experience.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
310 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Phone
(650) 433-4249
Website
www.houzz.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish online or from a mobile device.
Profile
Houzz LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Houzz Company Twitter Account
Company News
Houzz News
Facebook
Houzz on Facebook
YouTube
Houzz on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Adi Tatarko
  Adi Tatarko LinkedIn Profile  Adi Tatarko Twitter Account  Adi Tatarko News  Adi Tatarko on Facebook
President
Alon Cohen
  Alon Cohen LinkedIn Profile  Alon Cohen Twitter Account  Alon Cohen News  Alon Cohen on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Katherine Nannizzi
  Katherine Nannizzi LinkedIn Profile  Katherine Nannizzi Twitter Account  Katherine Nannizzi News  Katherine Nannizzi on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Liza Hausman
  Liza Hausman LinkedIn Profile  Liza Hausman Twitter Account  Liza Hausman News  Liza Hausman on Facebook

 

 

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