Tech Company Financing Transactions

Jaxtr Funding Round

Jaxtr, based in Menlo Park, secured $8 million in investment from August Capital, Draper Richards and Founders Fund.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/28/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
855 Oak Grove Avenue 100
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA
Email Address
Overview
Jaxtr was founded in October 2005 by Phillip Mobin and Touraj Parang with the mission to bring voice to social networks and blogs. With the free jaxtr service, users can link their phones with their online network to hear from callers worldwide while keeping their existing phone numbers private.
Profile
Jaxtr LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Jaxtr Company Twitter Account
Company News
Jaxtr News
Facebook
Jaxtr on Facebook
YouTube
Jaxtr on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Bahman Koohestani
  Bahman Koohestani LinkedIn Profile  Bahman Koohestani Twitter Account  Bahman Koohestani News  Bahman Koohestani on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Touraj Parang
  Touraj Parang LinkedIn Profile  Touraj Parang Twitter Account  Touraj Parang News  Touraj Parang on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Phillip Mobin
  Phillip Mobin LinkedIn Profile  Phillip Mobin Twitter Account  Phillip Mobin News  Phillip Mobin on Facebook


 

 

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