Tech Company Financing Transactions

Redfin Funding Round

Vulcan Capital, BEV Capital and Hillman Company participated in a $8 million Series B venture round for Redfin. The financing round closed on 5/31/2006.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/31/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Vulcan Capital (Lead Investor) (Peter Cochran)

BEV Capital (Marc Singer)

Hillman Company

Madrona Venture Group

Proceeds Purpose
The company plans to invest new funds in national expansion, growing beyond the Bay Area to Los Angeles and San Diego this summer, and nationwide over the next year. Redfin also released powerful new map-driven analytics, which has helped to triple traffic over the past five months.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Real Estate
Mailing Address
1099 Stewart St. 600
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
Email Address
Overview
Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) is the industry's first online real estate brokerage. Unlike any other real estate site, Redfin lets you buy and sell MLS-listed homes online. You can shop for homes and browse prices using our map-driven home-shopping site, then make an offer or list a property via Redfin Direct, Redfin's step-by-step guide to buying or selling your home.
Profile
Redfin LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Redfin Company Twitter Account
Company News
Redfin News
Facebook
Redfin on Facebook
YouTube
Redfin on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Kelman
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Chief Financial Officer
Chris Nielsen
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Chief Technical Officer
Bridget Frey
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Vice President
Jani Strand
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VP - General Counsel
Anthony Kappus
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VP - Operations
Karen Krupsaw
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VP - Operations
Scott Nagel
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VP - Product Management
Matthew Lerner
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