Bill.com takes enterprise bill payment paperless
Bill.com, a startup specializing in software for online bill payment and management, has launched ePayments, a new feature that allows small and mid-sized businesses to pay anyone through direct-deposit money transfers. Now its clients can pay any individual, vendor or employee with any bank with several clicks, the Palo Alto, Calif., company says.
Bill.com claims that companies using digital means to pay bills — especially those that set up automatic payment schedules — are more likely… Continue Reading
Force.com challenge winner Maxplore raises $2M
Maxplore Technologies, which offers a service management application called ServiceMax, has raised $2 million in a first round of funding. ServiceMax helps companies track and manage the services provided to customers who purchase their equipment, and it’s built on Salesforce.com’s Force.com platform.
In fact, Maxplore won the $1 million challenge for apps built on Force.com. Emergence Capital, which was also an early Salesfore investor, judged the competition and provided the funding. Maxplore is based in Santa… Continue Reading
Genius lets salespeople watch a web visitor’s every move, raises $19M
Genius, which lets businesses track the behavior of customers visiting their Web site, has raised $19 million more in financing.
Genius lets a salesperson track who is visiting a page (see image at left), and jump in to have an IM chat with a customer who seems close to making a purchase on the site — to either help close the purchase or answer any questions the customer might have.
The financing round for the San Mateo, Calif. company was led… Continue Reading
Cashview lets companies manage cash online, raises $6.5 million
Cashview is launching a product to solve a mundane but vital question: How much cash does your business actually have on hand and how are you managing it?
It is also announcing it has raised $6.5 million.
The Palo Alto company lets you store all your company transactions and related documentation on an online account, automatically processing recorded transactions so you can see a nearly real-time view of how much money is flowing in and out of… Continue Reading
Ketera, on-demand spend company, raises $14 million from “Coattail Ventures” and others
Ketera, a Santa Clara company that provides online software to give companies insight into the purchases they’re making, has raised $14 million more in financing.
The company called it a “mezzanine” round, suggesting it is the last round before the company gets sold or goes public. It was led by DAG Ventures. Teachers’ Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, in another new investor.
The round continues DAG’s strategy of following investments… Continue Reading