Tech Company Financing Transactions

WhoSay Funding Round

WhoSay, based in New York, secured $12 million from Comcast Ventures, Amazon and Greylock Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/25/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$12,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Comcast Ventures (Lead Investor) (Sam Landman)

Amazon

Greylock Partners (David Sze)

Primary Venture Partners (Brad Svrluga)

Proceeds Purpose
WhoSay will use the additional capital for continued U.S. and international expansion and to further develop WhoSay's proprietary media experiences.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1515 Bdwy.
New York, NY 10036
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
The company is a social networking applications developer.
Profile
WhoSay LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
WhoSay Company Twitter Account
Company News
WhoSay News
Facebook
WhoSay on Facebook
YouTube
WhoSay on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Ellis
  Steve Ellis LinkedIn Profile  Steve Ellis Twitter Account  Steve Ellis News  Steve Ellis on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Rick Dunn
  Rick Dunn LinkedIn Profile  Rick Dunn Twitter Account  Rick Dunn News  Rick Dunn on Facebook
Chief Marketing Officer
Paul Kontonis
  Paul Kontonis LinkedIn Profile  Paul Kontonis Twitter Account  Paul Kontonis News  Paul Kontonis on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Michael Holtzman
  Michael Holtzman LinkedIn Profile  Michael Holtzman Twitter Account  Michael Holtzman News  Michael Holtzman on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Jenna Sereni
  Jenna Sereni LinkedIn Profile  Jenna Sereni Twitter Account  Jenna Sereni News  Jenna Sereni on Facebook
VP - Sales
Robert Gregory
  Robert Gregory LinkedIn Profile  Robert Gregory Twitter Account  Robert Gregory News  Robert Gregory on Facebook


 

 

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