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Payfone

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Payfone Funding Round

TransUnion, MassMutual Ventures and Synchrony Financial invested in a $24 million funding round for Payfone. The financing round was recorded on 4/18/2019.

Transaction Overview

Company Name

Payfone

Announced On

4/18/2019

Transaction Type

Venture Equity

Amount

$24,000,000

Round

Undisclosed

Investors

TransUnion (Lead Investor) (Geoff Miller)

MassMutual Ventures (Eric Emmons)

Synchrony Financial (Michael Hensinger)

Wellington Management Company

Proceeds Purpose

TransUnion's investment in Payfone underscores a new strategic partnership that will leverage the two companies' complementary missions and capabilities to accelerate the global digital economy.

Company Information

Company Status

Private & Independent

Industry

ECommerce

Mailing Address

245 5th Ave. 20th Floor
New York , NY 10016
USA

Phone

(212) 614-6927

Website

www.payfone.com

Email Address

[email protected]

Overview

Payfone, Inc. allows users to pay for online goods and services using mobile credit.

Profile

Social Media

Company News

Facebook

YouTube

Management Team

Title

Name

Email & Social

Chief Executive Officer

Rodger Desai

Co-Founder

Mike Brody

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