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Pandora

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Oakland, CA

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Founded: 2000
Headcount: 772
Open roles: 0
Last raised: Post Ipo Equity

LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

John Colgrove

CTO at Veritas Software

Sutter Hill VenturesEverpureCerabyteSymantec SoftwareAmdahlAT&TRutgers University

Tim Westergren

American businessman

Allen & CompanySessions CollegeSessions: Live Music StreamingCenter for a New American Security (CNAS)Khosla VenturesOriStanford

Jon Kraft

American business executive

LiftoffThrivelyMUMOWine ChipsLove Lab®Black Diamond VenturesStanford

John Hayes

CEO at Ghost Autonomy

Ghost AutonomyKeurig Dr PepperEverpureAmerican ExpressYahooBixUniversity of GuelphSeton Hall UniversityHarvard University

OPEN ROLES

Roles at Pandora

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FUNDING

Capital raised

Total raised

$1,279,565,834

Investors

Funding rounds

Post Ipo Equity
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Sirius XM Radio
$480MJun 8, 2017
Post Ipo Equity
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KKR
$150MMay 7, 2017
Secondary Market
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T. Rowe Price, Tiger Global Management, Wellington Management, ESO Fund
$60MAug 11, 2014
Series F
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T. Rowe Price, Tiger Global Management, Wellington Management, Greylock, Index Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, In-Q-Tel
$225MApr 22, 2014
Series E
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Tiger Global Management, T. Rowe Price, Index Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Greylock, Sutter Hill Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Redpoint Ventures
$150MAug 29, 2013
Series D
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Index Ventures, Greylock, Sutter Hill Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Diane Greene
$40MAug 15, 2012
Grant
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$856.5KJan 27, 2012
Series C
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Redpoint Ventures, Greylock, Sutter Hill Ventures, Samsung Venture Investment
$30MAug 23, 2011
IPO
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UndisclosedJan 1, 2011
Series B
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Greylock, Brad Garlinghouse, Sutter Hill Ventures
$18.4MAug 4, 2010
Series G
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Notable Capital, Kelly Perdew, Pinnacle Ventures, Allen & Company
$22.3MMay 9, 2010
Series F
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Greylock Partners, Notable Capital, Piper Sandler, Hearst Ventures, Selby Venture Partners, Walden Venture Capital, Orrick, Crosslink Capital, Larry Kubal, Peter Gotcher, Bay Area Council, W Capital Partners, King Street Capital Management, DBL Partners, Labrador Ventures
$35.5MOct 8, 2009
Series A
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Sutter Hill Ventures
$5MOct 1, 2009
Series E
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Allen & Company, Notable Capital, Orrick, Selby Venture Partners, Walden Venture Capital, King Street Partners, Labrador Ventures, Bay Area Council, Hearst Ventures, Piper Sandler, Crosslink Capital
$14.7MJan 15, 2009
Series D
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King Street Partners, Bay Area Council, Piper Sandler, Hearst Ventures, W Capital Partners, Walden Venture Capital, Notable Capital, Selby Venture Partners, Labrador Ventures, Crosslink Capital, DBL Partners
$25.1MJun 30, 2006
Series C
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Crosslink Capital, Labrador Ventures, Walden Venture Capital, Selby Venture Partners, Hearst Ventures
$12MFeb 26, 2006
Series B
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Walden Venture Capital, Bob Kavner, Selby Venture Partners, Peter Gotcher, Labrador Ventures, MediaWin & Partners, Crosslink Capital
$9.3MDec 31, 2003
Series A
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$1.5MMar 1, 2000

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Industry

Media & Entertainment Streaming & Content

LOCATIONS

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Oakland, CA

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