Aragon buys software code analysis co. Krugle
Aragon Consulting Group announced its acquisition of San Mateo, Calif.-based Krugle, a provider of code analysis and maintenance technology. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Krugle had been shopping for a buyer for a while, needing funds to continue marketing its first… Continue Reading
Business intelligence company PivotLink raises $10M
PivotLink, which delivers business intelligence via online subscription, has raised $10 million in a third round of financing. The San Francisco company says its sales bookings increased 100 percent in 2008 and that it has more than 6,000 business users. It has raised a total… Continue Reading
Sales intelligence company InsideView raises $6.5M
InsideView, a company that analyzes web sites, social-networking sites and subscription-based sources for potential sales leads, has raised $6.5 million in a second round of venture funding. The San Francisco startup says it’s still doing well despite the economy, with 410 percent year-over-year sales growth,… Continue Reading
Goodmail working on tool for more secure email transfer
Goodmail Systems, a company that administers secure email exchanges, just added $5 million to close a third round of funding. Based in Mountain View, Calif., it says it will apply the new money to develop its flaship product, CertifiedEmail, so that trusted messages containing multimedia… Continue Reading
Zuberance lets companies turn their customers into volunteer salesforce
In most companies, among the highest-paid employees are sales people. In an economic downturn, a company needs ways to trim the costs of its sales team.
Enter Zuberance, which sells software to companies to help turn customers into a volunteer salesforce. It has just raised $4… Continue Reading
WebVisible buys Adapt for search marketing management tools
Ad management software provider WebVisible announced yesterday that it bought Adapt Technologies, a company that makes applications used to automate search marketing campaigns. The amount of the deal has not been disclosed. Both companies serve their technology to mid-size companies looking to bring in revenue… Continue Reading
Goodmail secures $20M for certified email
The average email inbox is stuffed with spam, disguised viruses and irrelevant junk. But Goodmail Systems, provider of the CertifiedEmail platform that delivers only trusted emails, just landed $20 million in a third round of funding to help its users rise above the fray.
The Mountain… Continue Reading
YouSendIt trims 20 percent of staff
Large file delivery service YouSendIt is the latest tech company to downsize, laying off 14 employees (20 percent of its staff). Unlike other companies cutting jobs, however, it didn’t cite the poor economy as the primary rationale. Rather, it hopes to rechannel its resources into… Continue Reading
Amid turmoil and news of $700B federal bailout, is the sky falling for venture capitalists and start-ups?
We’ve asked some prominent players in venture capital and start-ups about where the venture capital industry and start-ups are headed over the next year, given the economic turmoil.
The $700 billion federal bailout plan still being negotiated by Congress and the Bush Administration may restore… Continue Reading
Lotame raises $13M for customizable social media ads
Lotame, an Elk Ridge, Maryland-based advertising startup, has closed its second funding for its social media ad platform, Crowd Control. Motto, and I quote: “Every Party Needs Crowd Control!”
The company claims that its technology allows brands to tap into audiences that have proved they’re interested… Continue Reading
YouSendIt gets $14M to send large files
YouSendIt, a company that lets you send and receive large files through your email, has raised $14 million in a third round of funding.
The financing comes from new investor Emergence Capital Partners (the online services-focused firm best-known for backing Salesforce.com) and existing investors Sigma Partners,… Continue Reading
Lithium scores money to grow corporate social networks
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Lithium Technologies, which builds and operates social networks for enterprises, has raised $12 million in venture capital today.
The company’s clients include Dell, AT&T, Sony PlayStation, Univision, and PayPal — all businesses with large user communities and heavy customer service and product support needs. Lithium’s community… Continue Reading
Verticals onDemand raises $4M for biotech CRM
Verticals onDemand, a startup that provides customer relationship management software to biotech and pharmaceutical companies, has raised a $4 million round of funding from Emergence Capital Partners.
Emergence General Partner Gordon Ritter, whose past investments include leading CRM company Salesforce.com, says the deal combines two important… Continue Reading
The future of SaaS: It’s all about the data
Want to know what’s next in software-as-a-service? A good person to ask is Gordon Ritter, one of the founders of Emergence Capital Partners, a venture firm whose early investments include DoubleClick, Ask Jeeves and aQuantive (which each had successful IPOs). Ritter led the investment in… Continue Reading
Online kids’ application Kidzui launches safe search service
Following the acquisitions of Club Penguin for $700 million, there’s been a surge of interest in children’s gaming and social networking sites. Kidzui wants to cash in on the same craze, but rather than pulling kids into a portal of its own, it filters the… Continue Reading
SmartTurn takes $5 million for on-demand inventory
SmartTurn is an Oakland, Calif. company that offers simple browser-based software for inventory and warehouse management.
The company assists with all aspects of the inventory system, from purchasing goods to eventually selling or shipping them. Its tracking software can work in conjunction with other technologies, including… Continue Reading
SuccessFactors files for IPO despite mounting losses
SuccessFactors, a San Mateo, Calif. company that provides online management tools for employee performance, has filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $125 million.
Top private investors include Greylock, which owns a 32.3 percent stake, TP Ventures, with 20.1 percent, Cardinal Ventures, with… Continue Reading
Intacct, financial management software co, restarts with $14M
Intacct Corp, a San Jose online financial management software company, has raised $14 million in another round of capital to restart itself financially.
Here’s the announcement.
The round was led by new investors Sigma Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures. They were joined by prior investor Emergence… Continue Reading
Visage, provider of wireless software for carriers, raises $10M
Visage Mobile, a San Francisco provider of wireless software for carriers and private label wireless operators, has raised $10 million in a fifth round of funding.
See the announcement here.
UMC Capital led the deal, which included existing investors Nomura, Worldview Technology Partners, Mobius Venture Capital, Advanced… Continue Reading
InsideView raises $7.4M for online sales intelligence software
InsideView, a San Bruno, Calif. company that offers online sales intelligence software, said it has raised $7.4 million in a first round of funding.
Emergence Capital Partners led the round, and existing (seed-round) investors Greenhouse Capital Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners participated.
InsideView helps a sales… Continue Reading