Business Products & Services Company

Drawbridge

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Funding Goal
Funding Raised So Far $20,500,000
Funding Commitments $0
Funding Remaining
Funding Type Common Equity
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Company Overview

Drawbridge has developed the first self-learning ad technology that leverages insights from cross-device behavior to enable advertisers and marketers to reach targeted mobile audiences. Drawbridges unique approach is built on a foundation of large-scale machine learning algorithms that correlate audience behavior across screens. Through its innovative technology, the company is able to gain insights and a much deeper understanding of mobile audience behavior than was previously possible. The company is located in Silicon Valley and is backed by Sequoia Capital, and Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers. For more information, visit www.drawbrid.ge.

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George Chen
Director Design
George C......

George C...... works in User Experience & Design Division of Drawbridge.

George's background is in user experience design and product design.

He was the head of UX at AdMob--part of the team acquired by Google in 2009.

Prior to Google and AdMob, he was a Senior Designer at Yahoo! and worked on Yahoo!'s mobile client software, e-commerce platform, and Web hosting products.

He's also the Co - Founder of independent comic books app Emanata Comics for Android and iOS.

George started his Design career at Studio Archetype and at various Silicon Valley startups.

Chief Executive Officer
Kamakshi S......

Founder & CEO at Drawbridge

Aravinth Bheemaraj
Software Engineer
Aravinth B......

Aravinth is currently working in Drawbridge as a Software Engineer. He graduated with his Masters degree from University of Florida. He has around 4 years of Software Industry experience. His current interests are Distributed and Database Systems.

Paul Knegten
Advisor
Paul K......

Paul K...... is the Advisor at Eyeviewdigital Inc.

He is also a Co - Founder & COO at Amitree.

Jim Goetz
Director
Jim G......

Jim G...... is the Board Member of WhatsApp.

He is also a Board Member at Jive Software.

Jim G...... is a Partner at Sequoia Capital focusing on cloud, mobile and enterprise companies.

Jim currently serves on the board of:

* Admob
* Appirio
* Barracuda
* Clearwell
* eMeter
* Jive Software
* Metaswitch Networks
* Nimble Storage
* Palo Alto Networks
* Widgetbox

Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2004, Jim served as a General Partner at Accel Partners where he led the investments in Entrisphere (ERIC), Peribit (JNPR), RGB, and Rhapsody (BRCD) and was part of the team responsible for BroadJump (MOTV), Timetra (ALA) and Topspin (CSCO).

Earlier, Jim was a Founder of VitalSigns (LU) where he went on to serve as VP/GM of the VitalSoft division of Lucent.

Prior to VitalSigns, Jim was the Vice President of Network Management for Bay Networks.

John Huang
Director
John H......



Veteran professional with strong analytical skills and a proven track record in online advertising. Research, analyze and evaluate trends and market data, identifying key factors to meet/exceed comprehensive marketing goals.

Accomplishments:
Lead scalable online advertising targeting company, grow revenue by 40X in 18 month (Quantcast)
Manage $50M annual online campaign delivery and optimization for major Fortune 500 clients (Specific Media Inc)
Lead cross-functional team to meet/exceed client's marketing needs (SM)
Built media operation for CPA division of agency.

Matt Murphy
Director
Matt M......

Matt M...... is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; he joined in 1999. His focus areas of investment include mobile applications and communications/computing infrastructure. Matt is either a Director or works closely with the management teams of Autonavi, Dash, Pelago, M2Z, IPUnity, Kodiak Networks, RGB Networks, Stoke, Aerohive Networks, Ocarina, Xsigo, and eASIC. Previously Matt was a board observer at Google (from initial investment to IPO) and director at Peakstream (acquired by Google).

Prior to KPCB, Matt led product management at a semiconductor start-up (Netboost acquired by Intel), worked at Sun Microsystems where he led business development for the Network Systems Group and was a Product Line Manager for networking platforms. He also worked in strategic and technical consulting for a number of years at Booz, Allen, & Hamilton and Accenture. Matt holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Vice President Sales
Paul C......

VP Sales & Business Development at Drawbridge

Vice President
Devin G......

Vice President
Jim M......

VP Operations at Drawbridge

Business Development
Alex S......

Head of Business Development at Drawbridge

Design
Moiz S......

UX Designer at Drawbridge

Engineering
J R......

Founding Engineer at Drawbridge

Director
Mani D......

Director Ad Operations at Drawbridge

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Funding Goal
Funding Raised So Far $20,500,000
Funding Commitments $0
Funding Remaining
Funding Type Common Equity
Pre-Money Valuation
Investor Ownership
Interest / Dividend
Previous Funding

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Drawbridge

San Mateo, CA 94401, US

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