Tech Company Financing Transactions

Packet Funding Round

Packet, based in New York, scored $9.4 million from SBNY and DH Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/15/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$9,400,000
Round
Series A
Investors

SBNY (Lead Investor) (Eric Gan)

DH Capital

Proceeds Purpose
In addition to the capital round, the companies have formed a strategic partnership to bring Packet's bare metal server automation technology and public cloud services to Japan.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
30 Vesey St. 9th Floor
New York, NY 10007
USA
Email Address
Overview
Founded in 2014, Packet brings public cloud style automation to the internet's physical hardware and network layers with no vendor lock in. Customers can either build on Packet's public cloud service or leverage advanced automation software to enable their own private compute infrastructure.
Profile
Packet LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Packet Company Twitter Account
Company News
Packet News
Facebook
Packet on Facebook
YouTube
Packet on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Zachary Smith
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Chief Financial Officer
Steve Smyser
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Chief Marketing Officer
Jacob Smith
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Chief Operating Officer
George Karidis
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Chief Technical Officer
Ihab Tarazi
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Vice President
David Laube
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Vice President
Adam Rothschild
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Vice President
Bruce Wang
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VP - Bus. Development
Nathan Goulding
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VP - Engineering
Thao Nguyen
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VP - Marketing
Christopher Wright
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VP - Operations
Mark Quigley
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VP - Product Management
Samuel Machiz
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