Tech Company Financing Transactions

Forge Global Funding Round

On 1/30/2019, Forge Global raised $85 million in Series B investment from Munich Re/ HSB Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/30/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$85,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Munich Re/ HSB Ventures (Lead Investor) (Peter Roeder)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
415 Mission St. 55th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Email Address
Overview
Forge Global, Inc. is a premier trading and settlement partner for a wide range of investors in the private markets. Established in 2014 as Equidate Inc, the company empowers investors and shareholders by enabling liquidity in the private markets. Forge, Inc. was founded by Y Combinator alumni and backed by top investors including Tim Draper, FT Partners and Munich Re.
Profile
Forge Global LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Forge Global Company Twitter Account
Company News
Forge Global News
Facebook
Forge Global on Facebook
YouTube
Forge Global on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Kelly Rodriques
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Chief Financial Officer
Mark Lee
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Chief Technical Officer
Amar Sood
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President
Sohail Prasad
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President
Samvit Ramadurgam
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VP - Bus. Development
Jasmine Mansouri
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VP - Client Services
David Kasouf
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VP - Human Resources
Anne Mueller
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VP - Marketing
Javier Avalos
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VP - Operations
Brian Coyle
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VP - Operations
John-Paul Teutonico
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VP - Operations
Clara Vydyanath
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