Tech Company Financing Transactions

UPEK Funding Round

UPEK secured a $8 million funding round on 6/30/2006. Investors included Diamondhead Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital and Sofinnova Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/30/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,100
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Electronics
Mailing Address
5900 Christie Ave.
Emeryville, CA 94608
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
UPEK, Inc. is a privately-held biometric fingerprint solutions company launched as a venture-backed spin-off from STMicroelectronics in 2004.
Profile
UPEK LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
UPEK Company Twitter Account
Company News
UPEK News
Facebook
UPEK on Facebook
YouTube
UPEK on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Alan Kramer
  Alan Kramer LinkedIn Profile  Alan Kramer Twitter Account  Alan Kramer News  Alan Kramer on Facebook
Vice President
Robert Blau
  Robert  Blau LinkedIn Profile  Robert  Blau Twitter Account  Robert  Blau News  Robert  Blau on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Robert H. Bond
  Robert H. Bond  LinkedIn Profile  Robert H. Bond  Twitter Account  Robert H. Bond  News  Robert H. Bond  on Facebook
VP - Sales
Patrick Bouju
  Patrick  Bouju LinkedIn Profile  Patrick  Bouju Twitter Account  Patrick  Bouju News  Patrick  Bouju on Facebook


 

 

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