Tech Company Financing Transactions

Purch Funding Round

On 6/2/2015, Purch raised $135 million in Series C investment from Canso Investment Counsel and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/2/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$135,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Canso Investment Counsel (Lead Investor) (John Carswell)

Proceeds Purpose
The funding will be used for strategic acquisitions to accelerate the company's already strong organic growth and to continue Purch's disruption of the digital publishing model by combining content and commerce to advise, entertain, and enable consumers' purchases.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
9696 Culver Blvd. 104
Culver City, CA 90232
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Purch is a portfolio of digital brands and services that helps make complex buying decisions easy for more than 100 million consumers and businesses monthly.
Profile
Purch LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Purch Company Twitter Account
Company News
Purch News
Facebook
Purch on Facebook
YouTube
Purch on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Greg Mason
  Greg Mason LinkedIn Profile  Greg Mason Twitter Account  Greg Mason News  Greg Mason on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Goldstein
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Chief Operating Officer
Douglas Llewellyn
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Chief Technical Officer
John Potter
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Vice President
Molly Baab
  Molly Baab LinkedIn Profile  Molly Baab Twitter Account  Molly Baab News  Molly Baab on Facebook
VP - General Counsel
Karen Greenstein
  Karen Greenstein LinkedIn Profile  Karen Greenstein Twitter Account  Karen Greenstein News  Karen Greenstein on Facebook
VP - Sales
Michael Kisseberth
  Michael Kisseberth LinkedIn Profile  Michael Kisseberth Twitter Account  Michael Kisseberth News  Michael Kisseberth on Facebook


 

 

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