Tech Company Financing Transactions

IMVU Funding Round

IMVU, based in Redwood City, secured $10 million from Best Buy Capital, Allegis Capital and Bridgescale Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/22/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,000,000
Round
Series D
Investors

Best Buy Capital (Lead Investor) (Kuk Yi)

Allegis Capital (Spencer Tall)

Bridgescale Partners (Robert Chaplinsky)

Menlo Ventures (Shawn Carolan)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Entertainment
Mailing Address
PO Box 2772
Redwood City, CA 94063
USA
Email Address
Overview
Meet up & chat with your friends in 3D, make new friends, online hookups. IMVU is the largest chat community with the largest catalog to make your avatar unique.
Profile
IMVU LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
IMVU Company Twitter Account
Company News
IMVU News
Facebook
IMVU on Facebook
YouTube
IMVU on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Henshaw
  Kevin Henshaw LinkedIn Profile  Kevin Henshaw Twitter Account  Kevin Henshaw News  Kevin Henshaw on Facebook
General Manager
John Rountree
  John Rountree LinkedIn Profile  John Rountree Twitter Account  John Rountree News  John Rountree on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Lomit Patel
  Lomit Patel LinkedIn Profile  Lomit Patel Twitter Account  Lomit Patel News  Lomit Patel on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Peter Reeves
  Peter Reeves LinkedIn Profile  Peter Reeves Twitter Account  Peter Reeves News  Peter Reeves on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Michael Smith
  Michael Smith LinkedIn Profile  Michael Smith Twitter Account  Michael Smith News  Michael Smith on Facebook


 

 

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