Tech Company Financing Transactions

LightSpeed POS Funding Round

LightSpeed POS closed a $61 million funding round on 9/16/2015. Investors included CDC - Caisse des Depots, Investissement Quebec and Accel Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/16/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$61,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

CDC - Caisse des Depots (Lead Investor) (Christian Dube)

Investissement Quebec (Lead Investor) (Pierre Cote)

Accel Partners

iNovia Capital

Proceeds Purpose
The financing will support the company's rapid global growth, technology infrastructure enhancements and deeper investment in its omnichannel offering.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
ECommerce
Mailing Address
700 St-Antoine Est 300
Montreal QC, H2Y 1A6
Canada
Email Address
Overview
Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) is a complete solution that works on iPads, Macs, and PCs to help independent retailers and restaurateurs, like you, do what you do better.
Profile
LightSpeed POS LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
LightSpeed POS Company Twitter Account
Company News
LightSpeed POS News
Facebook
LightSpeed POS on Facebook
YouTube
LightSpeed POS on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Dax Dasilva
  Dax Dasilva LinkedIn Profile  Dax Dasilva Twitter Account  Dax Dasilva News  Dax Dasilva on Facebook
President
JP Chauvet
  JP Chauvet LinkedIn Profile  JP Chauvet Twitter Account  JP Chauvet News  JP Chauvet on Facebook
VP - Finance
Asha Bakshani
  Asha Bakshani LinkedIn Profile  Asha Bakshani Twitter Account  Asha Bakshani News  Asha Bakshani on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Lory Ajamian
  Lory Ajamian LinkedIn Profile  Lory Ajamian Twitter Account  Lory Ajamian News  Lory Ajamian on Facebook
VP - Operations
Patrick Lacelle
  Patrick Lacelle LinkedIn Profile  Patrick Lacelle Twitter Account  Patrick Lacelle News  Patrick Lacelle on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Isabelle Benard
  Isabelle Benard LinkedIn Profile  Isabelle Benard Twitter Account  Isabelle Benard News  Isabelle Benard on Facebook


 

 

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