Tech Company Financing Transactions

SmartDrive Systems Funding Round

SmartDrive Systems, based in San Diego, secured $90 million from TPG Sixth Street Partners and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/13/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$90,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

TPG Sixth Street Partners (Lead Investor) (Bo Stanley)

Proceeds Purpose
The investment from TPG Sixth Street Partners and our existing investors will fuel continued innovation in areas such as computer vision and AI, while also enhancing sales and marketing initiatives and further international expansion.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Electronics
Mailing Address
4790 Eastgate Mall 200
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Email Address
Overview
SmartDrive Systems saves lives by increasing safe driving through behavior modification and saves money through lower insurance costs/claims via state-of-the-art, vehicle safety devices for commercial and government fleets of vehicles.
Profile
SmartDrive Systems LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
SmartDrive Systems Company Twitter Account
Company News
SmartDrive Systems News
Facebook
SmartDrive Systems on Facebook
YouTube
SmartDrive Systems on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Mitgang
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Chief Financial Officer
Shawn Swaney
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Chief Operating Officer
Jason Palmer
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Chief Technical Officer
Ray Ghanbari
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Vice President
Michael Baker
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VP - Bus. Development
Daniel Lehman
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VP - Human Resources
Sheryl Roland
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VP - Marketing
Melissa Purcell
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VP - Sales
John Krumheuer
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