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Timeline
May 8, 2020
Banjo announced Friday that the company's current CEO and founder, Damien Patton, has resigned and the company will transition to a new leadership team with current Chief Technology Officer Justin R. Lindsey taking over the top position.
March 2014
Banjo raises a $16,000,000 series B round from Balderton Capital, BlueRun Ventures and VTF Capital.
Funding rounds
People
Name
Role
LinkedIn
Andrew Gothelf
Employee
Andrew Oslan
Employee
Ariela Ross
Employee
Ben Rea
Employee
BlueRun Ventures
Investor
Brittany Schuhmacher
Employee
Carlos Zepeda Matal
Employee
Chris O'Connell
Employee
Colby Tibbet
Employee
Corey Hart
Employee
Damien Patton
Founder
David Luhman
Employee
David Minetti
Employee
Elena Mikhaylov
Employee
Fredrik Björk
Employee
Hayley Eveleth
Employee
James Wise
Investor
Jeff Marshall
Employee
Jeff Schox
Attorney
Jeff Tannenbaum
Investor
Jennifer Peck
Employee
Jian Chen
Employee
Jillian Bloome
Employee
Joseph Chambers
Employee
Joshua Newman
Employee
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Taylor Hatmaker
May 11, 2020
TechCrunch
After investigative reporting revealed his undisclosed involvement in shooting at a synagogue with KKK members at age 17, the CEO of Banjo will leave the company he founded. In a short blog post, the company announced a "change in leadership" and the resignation of its founder and CEO Damien Patton. The Utah-based company will transition [...]
Taylor Hatmaker
April 30, 2020
TechCrunch
Following an explosive report about the dark past of its founder and CEO Damien Patton, Utah-based company Banjo is facing a backlash in its own backyard. After revelations of Patton's former ties to a branch of the KKK came to light, Utah's Attorney General and the University of Utah froze their relationships with the company. [...]
By Michael Thomsen For Dailymail.com
April 30, 2020
Mail Online
Multiple Utah law enforcement agencies have suspended their contracts with a data collection and surveillance company founded by a former Ku Klux Klan member.
References
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CompanyCompany attributes
Artificial intelligence (AI)
NewsLocation
Redwood City, CaliforniaFounder
Damien PattonCrunchbase
Full address
833 MAIN ST REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 UNITED STATES
Balderton Capital
VTF Capital
BlueRun Ventures
Columbia Partners Private CapitalDUNS Number
080214196
Total funding amount (USD)
16,000,000
Latest funding round date
March 2014
Latest funding type
Series B round
