Tech Company Financing Transactions

Voxy Funding Round

On 8/2/2013, Voxy received $8.5 million in Series B funding from Pearson, Rethink Education and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/2/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,500,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Pearson (Lead Investor)

Rethink Education (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
As part of the investment, Pearson said it plans to incorporate Voxy's tools into its own portfolio of services to distribute the startup's technology to more people around the world.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
632 Bdwy. 702
New York, NY 10012
USA
Email Address
Overview
Voxy is about learning from what's around you. From your life. Our unique bite-size language lessons use fresh, entertaining, topical content of your choosing, whether that be a story about your favorite team, some juicy gossip that just came out in the tabloids, or current events like politics and business.
Profile
Voxy LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Voxy Company Twitter Account
Company News
Voxy News
Facebook
Voxy on Facebook
YouTube
Voxy on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Gollash
  Paul Gollash LinkedIn Profile  Paul Gollash Twitter Account  Paul Gollash News  Paul Gollash on Facebook
Vice President
Aron Grossman
  Aron Grossman LinkedIn Profile  Aron Grossman Twitter Account  Aron Grossman News  Aron Grossman on Facebook
VP - Operations
Gregg Carey
  Gregg Carey LinkedIn Profile  Gregg Carey Twitter Account  Gregg Carey News  Gregg Carey on Facebook


 

 

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