Qazzow Closes $2.4M Series A Financing

Funding Rounds

Summary

Qazzow, Inc., a Seattle, WA-based developer of advanced Q&A technology for websites and web applications, closed a $2.4m Series A financing. The round was co-led by WRF Capital (the venture investment arm of Washington Research Foundation) and Voyager Capital, with participation from Summit Capital, the W Fund and several strategic angel investors including Voyager’s Venture Partner Geoff Entress. In conjunction woith the funding, Thong Le from WRF Capital, Bill McAleer from Voyager Capital, and tech industry veteran Ken Myer will join Qazzow’s Board of Directors. The company intends to use the funds to acquire more customers, test and execute its go-to-market strategy, extend its service and capabilities, and recruit tech people. Founded by Dr. Jake Wobbrock, CEO, as a spin-out from the University of Washington’s Information School, Qazzow aims to improve the on-line customer experience by providing users with instant answers in context, wherever they are on a site or in an application.

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Amount $2.5M Total raised
Date December 2, 2013 Announcement date
Investors Summit Capital, Voyager Capital Lead investors
Company http://www.answerdash.com Funded company

Classifications

industries
Entertainment
applications
Customer Service & Support

AskAI Classifications

Labels
Software as a Service (SaaS) Customer Support Software Knowledge Management

Linked Companies

AnswerDash
$1M to $5M