Tech Company Financing Transactions

Better Place Funding Round

Better Place closed a $350 million Series B investment round on 1/25/2010. Investors included HSBC, Lazard Technology Partners and Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/25/2010
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$350,000,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
We expect that HSBC will help us to scale in Europe, China and beyond, and we're already seeing the value that they are bringing to the company and the Board.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Transportation
Mailing Address
1070 Arastradero Rd. 220
Palo Alto, CA 94304
USA
Email Address
Overview
Better Place is the world's leading electric vehicle (EV) services provider, catalyzing the transition to sustainable transportation.
Profile
Better Place LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Better Place Company Twitter Account
Company News
Better Place News
Facebook
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YouTube
Better Place on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Cohen
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Chief Financial Officer
Alan Gelman
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Chief Marketing Officer
Peter Economides
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VP - General Counsel
Alastair Short
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VP - Human Resources
Zivit Inbar
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VP - Operations
Avi Jacoby
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