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, I know. After all, everyone seems to have a scheme to save the newspaper industry. But co-founder and chief executive Tien Tzuo notes that most proposals, like Steve Brill’s charge-for-content… Continue Reading
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 payments. Zuora has released two complementary products so far, Z-Billing and Z-Payments (the latter launched earlier this month). The Redwood City, Calif. startup says it now has 45 customers.
And as… Continue Reading
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 with online payment service PayPal.
The product addresses a common complaint among Zuora customers, says chief executive Tien Tzuo — billing customers isn’t always enough. There are always people who don’t… Continue Reading