Tech Company Financing Transactions

GumGum Funding Round

GumGum, operating out of Santa Monica, secured $26 million from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, First Round Capital and New Enterprise Associates.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
GumGum
Announced On
5/28/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$26,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital (Lead Investor) (Robert Bassman)

First Round Capital (Howard Morgan)

New Enterprise Associates (Kittu Kolluri)

Upfront Ventures (Mark Suster)

Proceeds Purpose
The new growth round of funding will enable GumGum to accelerate its expansion into international markets;strengthen R&D resources across image recognition and computer vision; andcontinue its native, programmatic and social product development.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
1314 7th St. 4th Floor 225
Santa Monica, CA 90401
USA
Phone
(310) 260-9666
Website
www.gumgum.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
GumGum is the premium in-image advertising platform for publishers, marketers, agencies and brands. Reaching millions of consumers as they view images across hundreds of premium websites, GumGum serves contextually relevant ads that yield higher engagement than traditional display banner advertising.
Profile
GumGum LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
GumGum Company Twitter Account
Company News
GumGum News
Facebook
GumGum on Facebook
YouTube
GumGum on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Phil Schraeder
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Chief Financial Officer
Patrick Gildea
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Chief Technical Officer
Ken Weiner
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General Manager
Brian Kim
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Vice President
Jay Dorman
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VP - Bus. Development
Benjamin Plomion
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VP - Bus. Development
Adam Schenkel
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VP - Engineering
Vaibhav Puranik
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VP - Human Resources
Kelly Battelle
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VP - Operations
Travis O'Neil
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VP - Sales
Dominic Zuccarini
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