Tech Company Financing Transactions

Placester Funding Round

Placester closed a $5.5 million Series A financing round on 4/21/2014. Investors included Romulus Capital, Angel Street Capital and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/21/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Romulus Capital (Lead Investor) (Krishna Gupta)

Angel Street Capital

private investors (Adam Berry)

private investors (Dave Anderson)

private investors (David Cohen)

private investors (Josh Summers)

Proceeds Purpose
With this round, Placester also announced a new product for local media companies with a nationwide deal with Hearst Corporation.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Real Estate
Mailing Address
100 High St. 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
USA
Email Address
Overview
We focus primarily on providing massive distribution, premium listing services, and deep analytics to help real estate companies advertise and generate business. We care deeply about improving the real estate industry through the use of innovative technology. Our tools, software, and products make generating leads simple, transparent and efficient.
Profile
Placester LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Placester Company Twitter Account
Company News
Placester News
Facebook
Placester on Facebook
YouTube
Placester on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Barba
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Chief Technical Officer
Frederick Townes
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VP - Engineering
Masumi Nakamura
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VP - Human Resources
Tammi Pirri
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VP - Product Management
Jim Gregoire
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VP - Sales
Seth Price
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