Tech Company Financing Transactions

Zillow Funding Round

Legg Mason, Benchmark Capital and Par Capital Management participated in a $30 million Series C funding round for Zillow. The round closed on 9/20/2007.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/20/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$30,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Legg Mason (Lead Investor) (William Miller)

Benchmark Capital (William Gurley)

Par Capital Management

TCV (Jay Hoag)

Proceeds Purpose
The funds will support expansion of Zillow's staff of 155 employees, including a 20-person national advertising sales team. The capital also allows the company to fund an accelerated timetable of products and features for homeowners, buyers, sellers, real estate professionals and advertisers.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Real Estate
Mailing Address
1301 Second Ave. 31st Floor
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
Email Address
Overview
Zillow.com (NASDAQ: Z) is an online real estate service dedicated to helping you get an edge in real estate by providing you with valuable tools and information.
Profile
Zillow LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Zillow Company Twitter Account
Company News
Zillow News
Facebook
Zillow on Facebook
YouTube
Zillow on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Spencer Rascoff
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Chief Technical Officer
David Beitel
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Co-Founder
Rich Barton
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Co-Founder
Lloyd Frink
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VP - General Counsel
Kathleen Philips
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