Tech Company Financing Transactions

BrightFarms Funding Round

BrightFarms closed a $13.7 million Series B venture capital round on 11/5/2015. Investors included Emil Capital Partners, NGEN Partners and WP Global Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/5/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$13,650,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Emil Capital Partners (Christian Haub)

NGEN Partners (Peter Grubstein)

WP Global Partners (Gregory Oberholtzer)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed by the company.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
AgTech
Mailing Address
1 Bridge St. 002-4
Irvington, NY 10533
USA
Email Address
Overview
We finance, design, build and operate greenhouse farms at or near supermarkets. Our quest is to bring commercial scale urban agriculture to the market, take our farms and the industry to the next level, and change the way we eat as a society.
Profile
BrightFarms LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
BrightFarms Company Twitter Account
Company News
BrightFarms News
Facebook
BrightFarms on Facebook
YouTube
BrightFarms on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Lightfoot
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Controller
Kimberly Kaiser
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Vice President
Erik Lallum
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VP - General Counsel
Robert Levin
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VP - Marketing
Abby Prior
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VP - Operations
Josh Norbury
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