Tech Company Financing Transactions

InstaEDU Funding Round

On 8/14/2013, InstaEDU landed $4 million in Series A financing from Battery Ventures, Social Capital and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/14/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$4,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Battery Ventures (Lead Investor) (Brian O'Malley)

Social Capital (Chamath Palihapitiya)

Proceeds Purpose
The new capital will help InstaEDU scale its online product offerings and grow its team as it moves to become a global tutoring leader.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
530 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Email Address
Overview
Stumped high school and college students pay InstaEDU by the minute to video chat with tutors from top universities at any hour of the day. InstaEDU will use the seed to grow its team and build critical features like advanced scheduling.
Profile
InstaEDU LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
InstaEDU Company Twitter Account
Company News
InstaEDU News
Facebook
InstaEDU on Facebook
YouTube
InstaEDU on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Alison Johnston
  Alison Johnston LinkedIn Profile  Alison Johnston Twitter Account  Alison Johnston News  Alison Johnston on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Dan Johnston
  Dan Johnston LinkedIn Profile  Dan Johnston Twitter Account  Dan Johnston News  Dan Johnston on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Joey Shurtleff
  Joey Shurtleff LinkedIn Profile  Joey Shurtleff Twitter Account  Joey Shurtleff News  Joey Shurtleff on Facebook
VP - Operations
Jay Farrimond
  Jay Farrimond LinkedIn Profile  Jay Farrimond Twitter Account  Jay Farrimond News  Jay Farrimond on Facebook


 

 

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