Tech Company Financing Transactions
Rocketon Funding Round
On 2/12/2008, Rocketon received $5 million in Series B funding from D. E. Shaw Group.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
2/12/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
D. E. Shaw Group (Michael Banks)
Proceeds Purpose
The company is building out a new type of virtual world that doesn't exist on a single website, but, instead, is spread across the entire Internet. As of the date of the investment, the product was currently in closed alpha.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
77 4th Ave.
Waltham, MA 02451
USA
Waltham, MA 02451
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
The company is developing a new type of massively multiplayer social game.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Youniss
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Thimble
Chief Information Officer
Jay Leader
Chief Marketing Officer
Christine Washburn
Chief Technical Officer
Joe Devlin
Vice President
Shantanu Ghosh
VP - Bus. Development
Puneet Kohli
VP - Customer Service
Gary Gregory
VP - Engineering
Toshi Takahashi
VP - General Counsel
David Reibel
VP - Human Resources
Tracey Leahy
VP - Product Management
Anjali Arora
VP - R & D
Patricia Harasta
VP - Sales
Thomas Brigiotta
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