Tech Company Financing Transactions

Contentful Funding Round

On 5/26/2016, Contentful secured $13 million in Series B funding from Benchmark Capital, Balderton Capital and Point Nine Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Contentful
Announced On
5/26/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$13,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Benchmark Capital (Lead Investor) (Eric Vishria)

Balderton Capital (Suranga Chandratillake)

Point Nine Capital (Christoph Janz)

Trinity Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
With the new funds, Contentful will open a San Francisco office, including making new hires to allow the company to continue to focus on evolving the platform to meet the changing needs of the developer community and enterprises alike.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
Ritterstrasse 12-14
Berlin, 10969
Germany
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
www.contentful.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Bringing love back into content management: Contentful is an API-first CMS focused on the simplicity of development. Manage structured content in websites and apps.
Profile
Contentful LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Contentful Company Twitter Account
Company News
Contentful News
Facebook
Contentful on Facebook
YouTube
Contentful on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Sloan
  Steve Sloan LinkedIn Profile  Steve Sloan Twitter Account  Steve Sloan News  Steve Sloan on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Carla Cooper
  Carla Cooper LinkedIn Profile  Carla Cooper Twitter Account  Carla Cooper News  Carla Cooper on Facebook
Chief Marketing Officer
Bridget Perry
  Bridget Perry LinkedIn Profile  Bridget Perry Twitter Account  Bridget Perry News  Bridget Perry on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Paolo Negri
  Paolo Negri LinkedIn Profile  Paolo Negri Twitter Account  Paolo Negri News  Paolo Negri on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Sascha Konietzke
  Sascha Konietzke LinkedIn Profile  Sascha Konietzke Twitter Account  Sascha Konietzke News  Sascha Konietzke on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Laurence Trifon
  Laurence Trifon LinkedIn Profile  Laurence Trifon Twitter Account  Laurence Trifon News  Laurence Trifon on Facebook
VP - General Counsel
Margo Smith
  Margo Smith LinkedIn Profile  Margo Smith Twitter Account  Margo Smith News  Margo Smith on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Vanessa MacIlwaine
  Vanessa MacIlwaine LinkedIn Profile  Vanessa MacIlwaine Twitter Account  Vanessa MacIlwaine News  Vanessa MacIlwaine on Facebook
VP - Sales
Ed Medak
  Ed Medak LinkedIn Profile  Ed Medak Twitter Account  Ed Medak News  Ed Medak on Facebook

 

 

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