Tech Company Financing Transactions

Yola Funding Round

On 2/17/2009, Yola received $20 million in Series B financing from Reinet Investments.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/17/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Reinet Investments (Johann Rupert)

Proceeds Purpose
The company plans to use the capital to accelerate the development of its Web site creation tools and its peer-to-peer e-commerce platform through organic growth and strategic acquisitions in both its San Francisco and Cape Town, South Africa locations.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
51 Federal St. 401
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Email Address
Overview
Small businesses and individuals need great-looking, functional websites. They should be able to easily control their content. They should not be forced to place ads on their sites. They should be able to build and host their sites for free. These are the fundamental beliefs that drive us here at SynthaSite.
Profile
Yola LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Yola Company Twitter Account
Company News
Yola News
Facebook
Yola on Facebook
YouTube
Yola on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Trevor Jones
  Trevor Jones LinkedIn Profile  Trevor Jones Twitter Account  Trevor Jones News  Trevor Jones on Facebook
Founder
Vinny Lingham
  Vinny Lingham LinkedIn Profile  Vinny Lingham Twitter Account  Vinny Lingham News  Vinny Lingham on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
David Saxton
  David Saxton LinkedIn Profile  David Saxton Twitter Account  David Saxton News  David Saxton on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Monique Platts
  Monique Platts LinkedIn Profile  Monique Platts Twitter Account  Monique Platts News  Monique Platts on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Brent Viljoen
  Brent Viljoen LinkedIn Profile  Brent Viljoen Twitter Account  Brent Viljoen News  Brent Viljoen on Facebook


 

 

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