Tech Company Financing Transactions

Merlin Securities Funding Round

Merlin Securities secured a $20 million funding round on 1/4/2008. Backers included Sequoia Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/4/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Sequoia Capital (Scott Carter)

Proceeds Purpose
Specific funding proceeds were not disclosed, however the company indicated that the funding round was an "expansion" round.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
101 California Street 3050
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA
Email Address
Overview
Merlin provides advanced reporting, trading, and operational services to single as well as multi-primed hedge funds, fund of funds and long-only managers. The firm's award winning technology provides managers with a dynamic fund transparency reporting tool that includes performance attribution models (absolute and relative) and risk management components.
Profile
Merlin Securities LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Merlin Securities Company Twitter Account
Company News
Merlin Securities News
Facebook
Merlin Securities on Facebook
YouTube
Merlin Securities on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Financial Officer
John Hiestand
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Chief Operating Officer
Aaron Vermut
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Chief Technical Officer
Bob Garrett
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Founder
Stephan Vermut
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VP - Client Services
Jud Howson
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VP - Sales
Ron Suber
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