Tech Company Financing Transactions

Niara Funding Round

On 4/9/2015, Niara raised $20 million in Series B funding from Venrock, Index Ventures and New Enterprise Associates.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/9/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Venrock (Lead Investor) (Douglas Dooley)

Index Ventures (Daniel Rimer)

New Enterprise Associates (Krishna Kolluri)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Security
Mailing Address
1196 Borregas Ave. 101
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
USA
Email Address
Overview
Niara is a venture funded startup backed by Index Ventures, NEA and several prominent silicon valley angel investors. The company is founded by veterans of several pioneering networking and security companies. The company is focused on providing security solutions for enterprises.
Profile
Niara LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Niara Company Twitter Account
Company News
Niara News
Facebook
Niara on Facebook
YouTube
Niara on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sriram Ramachandran
  Sriram Ramachandran LinkedIn Profile  Sriram Ramachandran Twitter Account  Sriram Ramachandran News  Sriram Ramachandran on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Larry Lunetta
  Larry Lunetta LinkedIn Profile  Larry Lunetta Twitter Account  Larry Lunetta News  Larry Lunetta on Facebook
VP - Client Services
Kelvin Franklin
  Kelvin Franklin LinkedIn Profile  Kelvin Franklin Twitter Account  Kelvin Franklin News  Kelvin Franklin on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Prasad Palkar
  Prasad Palkar LinkedIn Profile  Prasad Palkar Twitter Account  Prasad Palkar News  Prasad Palkar on Facebook
VP - Marketing
John Dasher
  John Dasher LinkedIn Profile  John Dasher Twitter Account  John Dasher News  John Dasher on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Karthik Krishnan
  Karthik Krishnan LinkedIn Profile  Karthik Krishnan Twitter Account  Karthik Krishnan News  Karthik Krishnan on Facebook
VP - Sales
Chris Peterson
  Chris Peterson LinkedIn Profile  Chris Peterson Twitter Account  Chris Peterson News  Chris Peterson on Facebook


 

 

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