DEMO: Zuora says it has a bold plan to save journalism — subscriptions

DEMO: Zuora says it has a bold plan to save journalism — subscriptions


Zuora has already signed up more than 100 customers for its online software, which helps companies automate subscriptions and billing. At the spring DEMO conference, it launched a subscription engine for Facebook applications. So what’s next? Saving journalism, apparently.

Many of you just rolled your eyes,… Continue Reading

Zuora’s online billing service gets 100 new features as it lands 100th customer

Zuora’s online billing service gets 100 new features as it lands 100th customer

Zuora, a startup that offers online software to help companies automate subscriptions and billing, is releasing version 2.0 of its lead product, Z-Billing, complete with what it says are 100 new features that improve power, automation, and ease-of-use.

The Redwood City, Calif. company has been growing… Continue Reading

DEMO: Zuora launches subscription engine for Facebook apps

DEMO: Zuora launches subscription engine for Facebook apps

As the number of third-party applications on social networking site Facebook continues to grow (despite regular changes to Facebook’s platform), the site and developers are still experimenting with ways to make money with apps. For example, the site recently started testing ads that run within… Continue Reading

Billing startup Zuora’s Z-Commerce targets cloud computing

Billing startup Zuora’s Z-Commerce targets cloud computing

Zuora, one of the startups that provides on-demand software to manage companies’ billing and payments, aims to take advantage of growing interest in cloud computing with a new product dubbed Z-Commerce, which will provide Zuora’s services to developers on cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services… Continue Reading

Zuora raises $15M to manage online subscriptions

Zuora raises $15M to manage online subscriptions

Zuora, which offers online services to automate customer subscriptions and payments, has raised $15 million in a second round of funding.

Chief executive Tien Tzuo said he wants Zuora to be the web’s top “online subscription platform,” the way PayPal is the default platform for web… Continue Reading

Zuora’s new product helps companies collect money from customers

Zuora’s new product helps companies collect money from customers

Zuora, a startup that offers software to manage customer subscriptions, just announced its second product, dubbed “Z-Payments.” While Zuora’s first product, Z-Billing, automates the billing process (duh), Z-Payments handles the other side of the equation — actually allowing customers to pay those bills, including integration… Continue Reading

Zuora offers subscription services to all those online software companies

Zuora offers subscription services to all those online software companies

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Zuora is a Silicon Valley company that says it offers a simpler, less expensive way for companies to offer online subscription services. It launches today announcing it has gotten $6.5 million in a first round of funding led by venture firm Benchmark Capital.

Until now, software… Continue Reading