Tech Company Financing Transactions

Five Funding Round

Bee Partners and private investors invested in a $400 thousand funding round for Five. This venture round was announced by the company on 7/3/2014.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/3/2014
Transaction Type
Online Capital
Online Capital
Amount
$400,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Bee Partners

private investors (Esther Dyson)

private investors (Geoffrey Bernstein)

private investors (Jack Levin)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. Not an offer or solicitation for sale of securities. Please contact technology company for solicitation details.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Email Address
Overview
In the next 1-3 years, real-time casual chat will happen on mobile. Adoption will be in the tens of millions and engagement will be daily. Inspired by the days of chatting on IRC and AOL, Five is an iOS app launching Spring 2015. We are currently in stealth but the product has been released in foreign markets under a pseudonym, reaching #2 Overall in the App Store.
Profile
Five LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Five Company Twitter Account
Company News
Five News
Facebook
Five on Facebook
YouTube
Five on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Nikita Bier
  Nikita Bier LinkedIn Profile  Nikita Bier Twitter Account  Nikita Bier News  Nikita Bier on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Erik Hazzard
  Erik Hazzard LinkedIn Profile  Erik Hazzard Twitter Account  Erik Hazzard News  Erik Hazzard on Facebook


 

 

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