Tech Company Financing Transactions

UpLift Funding Round

On 11/17/2014, UpLift raised $8.2 million in Series A funding from Ridge Ventures, Par Capital Management and Thayer Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/17/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,200,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Ridge Ventures (Lead Investor) (Alex Rosen)

Par Capital Management (Paul Reeder)

Thayer Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
This financing enables UpLift to expand its platform applications for both merchants and third party service providers, introduce UpLift into new verticals, and integrate additional data sources for all its markets.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
801 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA
Email Address
Overview
UpLift helps merchants build brand affinity and create long-lasting customer and donor relationships by serving as the marketing layer on top of companies' payment processing.
Profile
UpLift LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
UpLift Company Twitter Account
Company News
UpLift News
Facebook
UpLift on Facebook
YouTube
UpLift on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Brian Barth
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Chief Operating Officer
Wayne Muesse
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Chief Technical Officer
Stu Kelly
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President
Robert Soderbery
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Vice President
Robert Borden
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Vice President
Ronald Fenska
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Vice President
Chris Stacey
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VP - Bus. Development
Thomas Botts
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VP - Human Resources
Terri Zelmer
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VP - Marketing
Mohammad Gaber
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VP - Product Management
Darren Noy
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