Tech Company Financing Transactions

Levitate Funding Round

Levitate, operating out of Raleigh, secured $6 million in funding from Bull City Venture Partners, private investors and Tippet Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/24/2020
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,000,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
With the additional funding, Levitate aims to build out its A.I. technology, which today makes suggestions about who to keep in touch with and when.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
16 W Martin St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
USA
Email Address
Overview
Our founder, Jesse Lipson, previously built ShareFile (acquired by Citrix in 2011), a secure file sharing system that has over 50,000 small business customers around the world. Jesse left Citrix, teamed up with some early team members from ShareFile, and founded Levitate on a mission to help businesses grow through the power of keeping in touch.
Profile
Levitate LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Levitate Company Twitter Account
Company News
Levitate News
Facebook
Levitate on Facebook
YouTube
Levitate on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jesse Lipson
  Jesse Lipson LinkedIn Profile  Jesse Lipson Twitter Account  Jesse Lipson News  Jesse Lipson on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Peter Harvey
  Peter Harvey LinkedIn Profile  Peter Harvey Twitter Account  Peter Harvey News  Peter Harvey on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Robert Mills
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VP - Bus. Development
Crystal Ricevuto
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VP - Finance
Leia Stallings
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VP - Marketing
Rachel Walter
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VP - Product Management
Nancy Slane
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VP - Sales
Ari Gardner
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VP - Sales
Grant Kitching
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