Tech Company Financing Transactions

Zookal Funding Round

Filtro Investments and Gemini Israel Funds participated in a $600 thousand Series A funding round for Zookal. The funding round was announced on 10/1/2013.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/1/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$600,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
Haider says funds would be invested in developing their technology infrastructure and fund the acquisition of some Australian education start-ups as they set up their head office in Singapore.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
23-27 Bourke Rd.
Alexandria NSW, 2015
Australia
Email Address
Overview
Zookal is the largest student portal in Australia providing a variety of service lines that make students' lives easier. The largest service line is Textbook Rentals which provides a faster, easier and cheaper alternative to what is available disrupting the current textbook market.
Profile
Zookal LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Zookal Company Twitter Account
Company News
Zookal News
Facebook
Zookal on Facebook
YouTube
Zookal on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ahmed Haider
  Ahmed Haider LinkedIn Profile  Ahmed Haider Twitter Account  Ahmed Haider News  Ahmed Haider on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Jon Tse
  Jon Tse LinkedIn Profile  Jon Tse Twitter Account  Jon Tse News  Jon Tse on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Vicky Lay
  Vicky Lay LinkedIn Profile  Vicky Lay Twitter Account  Vicky Lay News  Vicky Lay on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Chris Zaharia
  Chris Zaharia LinkedIn Profile  Chris Zaharia Twitter Account  Chris Zaharia News  Chris Zaharia on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Michael Imstepf
  Michael Imstepf LinkedIn Profile  Michael Imstepf Twitter Account  Michael Imstepf News  Michael Imstepf on Facebook


 

 

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