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Placester
Techstars '11Boston, US · Founded 2011 · Delaware corporation · 28 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Litzie Maarekunlockedknows Frederick Townes · together at Ready Education (overlapped)
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Founders & leadership
Placester was founded in 2011 by Frederick Townes and Matt Barba.
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Frederick TownesCo-founder, Chief Operating Officer & President2014–2017He has held roles spanning software development, product strategy, and business operations across technology and enterprise clients including Coca-Cola, Staples, Sony, and Microsoft.
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Matt BarbaCo-founder and Board DirectorHe worked as a real estate agent starting in 2008, studied finance at Boston University, and has built WordPress plugins for real estate professionals.30 Under 30 2016
Board
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David AndersonBoard director
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Investors · 5
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)listed by New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M
How we know: Wikidata · board seat on SEC Form D · Not right? Tell us
REMUS Capitallisted by REMUS CapitalBoston · $25K – $20M
How we know: REMUS Capital's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
Techstarslisted by TechstarsBoulder · $220K
How we know: the Techstars portfolio · Not right? Tell us
BenchmarkinferredSan Francisco · $100K – $30M
How we know: board seat on SEC Form D · Not right? Tell us
Romulus CapitalreportedBoston · $250K – $10M
How we know: funding news · Not right? Tell us
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$92.6M disclosed across 4 of 5 rounds · 2014–2020
- Undisclosed amountSeries DMay 2020Source ↗
▶$50MraisedMar 2017 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$50MraisedMar 2017 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Frederick TownesDirector
- Ravi ViswanathanDirector
- Chetan PuttaguntaDirector
- David AndersonDirector
- Krishna GuptaDirector
- Matthew BarbaExecutive Officer, Director
- Tim BertrandDirector
- Offering amount
- $50M
- Amount sold
- $50M
- First sale
- Mar 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$20MraisedNov 2015 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$20MraisedNov 2015 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Krishna GuptaDirector
- David AndersonDirector
- Ravi ViswanathanDirector
- Matthew BarbaExecutive Officer, Director
- Chetan PuttaguntaDirector
- Offering amount
- $20M
- Amount sold
- $20M
- First sale
- Nov 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$14.4MraisedApr 2015 · 7 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$14.4MraisedApr 2015 · 7 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- David AndersonDirector
- Krishna GuptaDirector
- Matthew BarbaExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $14.4M
- Amount sold
- $14.4M
- First sale
- Mar 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$8.2MraisedApr 2014 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$8.2MraisedApr 2014 · 10 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Frederick TownesDirector
- Matthew BarbaExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $9.6M
- Amount sold
- $8.2M
- First sale
- Apr 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Placester went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Placester?
- Placester was founded by Frederick Townes, Matt Barba in 2011.
- Who are Placester's investors?
- Placester's investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), REMUS Capital, Techstars, Benchmark, Romulus Capital.
- How much funding has Placester raised?
- Placester has disclosed $92.6M raised across 4 of its 5 known rounds.
- Where is Placester headquartered?
- Placester is headquartered in Boston, US.