LaunchRock
Company

Last deal

$800K

Amount

Seed

Stage

08.11.2011

Date

1

all rounds

$800K

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
LaunchRock is an online platform that helps users create viral "Launching Soon" pages with built-in sharing tools and analytics.

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founded date

28.01.2011

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Seed

IPO status

Private

Description

The platform allows users to quickly create landing pages and incentivize and reward users for sharing the client's projects through email and social networks. LaunchRock's operations are based in Walnut, California, and the company is focused on developing new tools to help users expand their user base quickly and organically.
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Transaction name

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