Tech Company Financing Transactions

Flywheel Funding Round

RockPort Capital, Shasta Ventures and Sand Hill Angels joined a $8 million Series A venture round for Flywheel. The round was announced on 6/22/2012.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/22/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

RockPort Capital (Lead Investor) (Abe Yokell)

Shasta Ventures (Lead Investor) (Rob Coneybeer)

Sand Hill Angels

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
2 Townsend St. 416
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Email Address
Overview
Grab a cab with the best taxi app for iPhone & Android. Flywheel allows you to catch a cab and pay for it all with your smartphone - no need to hunt for cash.
Profile
Flywheel LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Flywheel Company Twitter Account
Company News
Flywheel News
Facebook
Flywheel on Facebook
YouTube
Flywheel on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Rakesh Mathur
  Rakesh Mathur LinkedIn Profile  Rakesh Mathur Twitter Account  Rakesh Mathur News  Rakesh Mathur on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Oneal Bhambani
  Oneal Bhambani LinkedIn Profile  Oneal Bhambani Twitter Account  Oneal Bhambani News  Oneal Bhambani on Facebook
Chief Marketing Officer
Brogan Keane
  Brogan Keane LinkedIn Profile  Brogan Keane Twitter Account  Brogan Keane News  Brogan Keane on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Mark Towfiq
  Mark Towfiq LinkedIn Profile  Mark Towfiq Twitter Account  Mark Towfiq News  Mark Towfiq on Facebook
Controller
Patrick Mcmullen
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Founder
John Wolpert
  John Wolpert LinkedIn Profile  John Wolpert Twitter Account  John Wolpert News  John Wolpert on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Sachin Kansal
  Sachin Kansal LinkedIn Profile  Sachin Kansal Twitter Account  Sachin Kansal News  Sachin Kansal on Facebook
VP - Sales
Jason Dewillers
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