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JiWire Funding Round

On 6/30/2006, JiWire announced $1.3 million in funding from CNET, DFJ Frontier and Threshold Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/30/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,250,200
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

CNET (Matthew Barzun)

DFJ Frontier (Scott Lenet)

Threshold Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
150 Post St. 500
San Francisco, CA 94108
USA
Email Address
Overview
JiWire is the leading mobile broadband advertising network, delivering premium, location-driven advertising on Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks. JiWire enables the mobile broadband ecosystem (wireless ISPs and device manufacturers) to monetize public mobile broadband access by delivering location-aware advertising as a form of connection currency.
Profile
JiWire LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
JiWire Company Twitter Account
Company News
JiWire News
Facebook
JiWire on Facebook
YouTube
JiWire on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Fordyce
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Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Stephens
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President
David Staas
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VP - Bus. Development
Todd Rose
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VP - Engineering
Lenny Blyukher
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VP - Product Management
Mark Dixon
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VP - Sales
Stephanie Vandenberg
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