Tech Company Financing Transactions

Jana Funding Round

Jana closed a $57 million Series C investment round on 2/18/2016. Backers included Verizon Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/18/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$57,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Verizon Ventures (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the proceeds to expand it operations globally.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
101 Arch St. 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
USA
Email Address
Overview
Jana helps global organizations learn, educate and grow in emerging economies by leveraging the power of the mobile phone. Through a network of over 2.1 billion mobile phone subscribers across almost 100 developing countries, txteagle leverages the emerging market community for two inter-related services.
Profile
Jana LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Jana Company Twitter Account
Company News
Jana News
Facebook
Jana on Facebook
YouTube
Jana on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Nathan Eagle
  Nathan Eagle LinkedIn Profile  Nathan Eagle Twitter Account  Nathan Eagle News  Nathan Eagle on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Craig Lancaster
  Craig Lancaster LinkedIn Profile  Craig Lancaster Twitter Account  Craig Lancaster News  Craig Lancaster on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Christopher Lee
  Christopher Lee LinkedIn Profile  Christopher Lee Twitter Account  Christopher Lee News  Christopher Lee on Facebook
VP - Finance
Allison Gonsalves
  Allison Gonsalves LinkedIn Profile  Allison Gonsalves Twitter Account  Allison Gonsalves News  Allison Gonsalves on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Maurice Haynes
  Maurice Haynes LinkedIn Profile  Maurice Haynes Twitter Account  Maurice Haynes News  Maurice Haynes on Facebook
VP - Manufacturing
Sean Landry
  Sean Landry LinkedIn Profile  Sean Landry Twitter Account  Sean Landry News  Sean Landry on Facebook
VP - Sales
Christian Galvin
  Christian Galvin LinkedIn Profile  Christian Galvin Twitter Account  Christian Galvin News  Christian Galvin on Facebook


 

 

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