Tech Company Financing Transactions

Academia Funding Round

Academia, based in San Francisco, secured $11.1 million in investment from Khosla Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/26/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$11,100,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Khosla Ventures (Lead Investor) (Benjamin Ling)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
580 California St. 400
San Francisco, CA 94104
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Academia is a platform for sharing academic research. Academics have uploaded 28 million papers, and 81 million academics, professionals, and students read papers on Academia every month.
Profile
Academia LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Academia Company Twitter Account
Company News
Academia News
Facebook
Academia on Facebook
YouTube
Academia on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Richard Price
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Chief Operating Officer
Mitchell Fox
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Chief Technical Officer
Benjamin Lund
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Chief Technical Officer
Nate Sullivan
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Vice President
Adi Raval
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VP - Engineering
Yuri Niyazov
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VP - Engineering
Max Schwartz
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VP - Finance
Paul Gu
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VP - Human Resources
Kari Hill
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VP - Human Resources
Stuart Liroff
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VP - Product Management
Jason Kellerman
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