Tech Company Financing Transactions

Univa Funding Round

Univa closed a $8 million Series A funding round on 8/22/2005. Investors included Arch Venture Partners, New World Ventures and Appian Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/22/2005
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Arch Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Patrick Ennis)

New World Ventures (Lead Investor) (Christopher Girgenti)

Appian Ventures

OCA Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
The investment will allow Univa to accelerate development of its Grid infrastructure software and grow its sales, engineering, business development and marketing operations. It will be used to attract new talent, helping Univa keep pace with market demand from independent software vendors (ISVs) and corporate customers.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
2300 North Barrington Rd. 400
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
USA
Email Address
Overview
Univa is the leading provider of commercial software, technical support, and professional services for Grid infrastructure based on open source Globus software.
Profile
Univa LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Univa Company Twitter Account
Company News
Univa News
Facebook
Univa on Facebook
YouTube
Univa on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Gary Tyreman
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Chief Financial Officer
Azam Foda
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Chief Technical Officer
Fritz Ferstl
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VP - Bus. Development
Robert Lalonde
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VP - Product Management
Bill Bryce
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VP - Sales
Robert Secontine
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