Tech Company Financing Transactions

Vector Funding Round

Vector closed a $21 million Series A funding round on 6/30/2017. Backers included Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/30/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$21,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Sequoia Capital (Lead Investor) (William Coughran)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Alex Taussig)

Shasta Ventures (Rob Coneybeer)

Proceeds Purpose
With this most recent round of funding, Vector will accelerate the company's upcoming flight test series and launch orbital customer missions in early 2018.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Transportation
Mailing Address
350 S Toole Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
USA
Email Address
Overview
Vector is a disruptive innovator that connects space startups and innovators with affordable and reliable space access. Vector has a BIG vision to reshape the multi-billion launch market and combines dedicated low-cost micro satellites launch (Vector Launch) AND software defined satellites (Galactic Sky) to dramatically increase access and speed to orbit.
Profile
Vector LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Vector Company Twitter Account
Company News
Vector News
Facebook
Vector on Facebook
YouTube
Vector on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
James Cantrell
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Chief Marketing Officer
Shaun Coleman
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Chief Scientific Officer
Darren Garber
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Chief Technical Officer
Eric Besnard
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President
John Garvey
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Alex Rodriguez
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