Tech Company Financing Transactions

Kiva Systems Funding Round

Kiva Systems, based in North Reading, secured $20 million from Accel Partners, Greylock Partners and Mayfield Fund.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/30/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Accel Partners (Peter Wagner)

Greylock Partners (Charles Chi)

Mayfield Fund (Robin Vasan)

Pinnacle Ventures (Ken Pelowski)

Proceeds Purpose
The capital will be used to build out the sales,marketing and customer operations infrastructure to bring the Kickfire appliance to market.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
300 Riverpark Dr.
North Reading, MA 01864
USA
Email Address
Overview
Kiva is focused on solving real problems in the supply chain. CEO and Founder Mick Mountz experienced the challenges of existing material handling systems first hand while working at online grocer Webvan.
Profile
Kiva Systems LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Kiva Systems Company Twitter Account
Company News
Kiva Systems News
Facebook
Kiva Systems on Facebook
YouTube
Kiva Systems on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Mick Mountz
  Mick Mountz LinkedIn Profile  Mick Mountz Twitter Account  Mick Mountz News  Mick Mountz on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Keith Seidman
  Keith Seidman LinkedIn Profile  Keith Seidman Twitter Account  Keith Seidman News  Keith Seidman on Facebook
President
Amy Villeneuve
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VP - Manufacturing
Bob Doucette
  Bob Doucette LinkedIn Profile  Bob Doucette Twitter Account  Bob Doucette News  Bob Doucette on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Mitch Rosenberg
  Mitch Rosenberg LinkedIn Profile  Mitch Rosenberg Twitter Account  Mitch Rosenberg News  Mitch Rosenberg on Facebook
VP - R & D
Joe Quinliven
  Joe Quinliven LinkedIn Profile  Joe Quinliven Twitter Account  Joe Quinliven News  Joe Quinliven on Facebook
VP - Sales
Lance VandenBrook
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