Data Gumbo announces first close in Series B funding round
Data Gumbo announced the first close in its Series B funding round of $4 million led by new investor L37, a Bay Area and Houston-based venture capital company, with return investments from Equinor Ventures, the venture subsidiary of Equinor, and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, the venture subsidiary of Saudi Aramco.
Based on sales pipeline growth, increased demand of new projects and required global expansion, Data Gumbo has executed this first close of its Series B. Additionally, the capital will be used to mature its interconnected blockchain network, GumboNet, in support of capturing increased market share across asset-heavy and capital-intensive industries including oil and gas, construction, mining and manufacturing. Data Gumbo’s funding totals $14.8 million to date.
“Time is of the essence to capitalize on greatly increased demand for our network, and we’re making key hires to support our growing commercial success and market penetration in oil and gas and adjacent industries,” Andrew Bruce, CEO and Founder, Data Gumbo, said. “This funding will solidify Data Gumbo’s leadership position realizing transactional certainty through smart contracts. We are thrilled to partner with L37 and their expert team to apply our network to solve problems and generate value for our customers in this considerably difficult environment.”
“Data Gumbo is the category leader for industrial smart contracts, which is an inevitable next step in digital transformation of the oil and gas industry,” Kemal Farid, a Partner in L37, said. “There is a lack of transparency, visibility and accuracy between counterparts of contracts that increases the costs of doing business, and this has been greatly exacerbated by the current business landscape. We look forward to applying our experience to propel the company along its journey to bring transactional certainty and cost efficiency to commercial relationships.”
“We are pleased to continue the investment in Data Gumbo as the company matures and scales, driving cost savings and efficiencies across the energy sector,” Gareth Burns, Vice President and Head of Equinor Ventures, said. “We are excited to partner with a player pushing the envelope with proven technology to transform and automate business processes in oil, gas and low carbon solutions.”
“Data Gumbo’s deep knowledge of the issues that plague the oil and gas market, in addition to other industries, and its position to directly address these pain points make our follow-on investment an easy decision,” Dan Carter, Senior Investment Director, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, said. “Our repeat investment will help the company achieve meaningful milestones including key hires, investing in further developing its product and expanding market presence. Smart contracts backed by blockchain empower companies to operate in low cost environments and realize value, a much needed consideration today in our current economic global climate.”
