Tech Company Financing Transactions

Mode Media Funding Round

On 2/25/2008, Mode Media received $84.6 million in Series D investment from Hubert Burda Media, Accel Partners and DAG Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/25/2008
Transaction Type
Debt
Venture Equity
Amount
$84,600,000
Round
Series D
Investors

Hubert Burda Media (Lead Investor) (Marcel Reichart)

Accel Partners (Theresia Gouw Ranzetta)

DAG Ventures (John Cadeddu)

GLG Partners

Hercules Technology Growth Capital

Threshold Ventures

Versant Ventures (Arthur Berliner)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds of the financing will be used to accelerate the growth of the company's distributed media network that connects premium brand display advertisers with online audiences worldwide.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
2000 Sierra Point Parkway 10th Floor 1000
Brisbane, CA 94005
USA
Email Address
Overview
Mode Media is a unique entertainment website company covering the worlds of fashion, beauty, and celebrity style, while providing women a shopping experience available nowhere else. The team that designed and built Glam.com was handpicked from the best of the technology, fashion, design, and publishing industries.
Profile
Mode Media LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Mode Media Company Twitter Account
Company News
Mode Media News
Facebook
Mode Media on Facebook
YouTube
Mode Media on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jack Rotolo
  Jack Rotolo LinkedIn Profile  Jack Rotolo Twitter Account  Jack Rotolo News  Jack Rotolo on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
John Small
  John Small LinkedIn Profile  John Small Twitter Account  John Small News  John Small on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Fernando Ruarte
  Fernando Ruarte LinkedIn Profile  Fernando Ruarte Twitter Account  Fernando Ruarte News  Fernando Ruarte on Facebook
Co-Founder
Ernie Cicogna
  Ernie Cicogna LinkedIn Profile  Ernie Cicogna Twitter Account  Ernie Cicogna News  Ernie Cicogna on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Raj Narayan
  Raj Narayan LinkedIn Profile  Raj Narayan Twitter Account  Raj Narayan News  Raj Narayan on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Jill Byron
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VP - Product Management
Samir Arora
  Samir Arora LinkedIn Profile  Samir Arora Twitter Account  Samir Arora News  Samir Arora on Facebook


 

 

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