Category: News

SMTP, Inc. announced recently that it has secured a $5 million financing round. The round was led by the Company’s two largest institutional investors, Special Situations Fund and Bard Associates. The original owners of SharpSpring (which we acquired in 2014) also participated in the round by exchanging $3 million in future cash payments for the […]

GB Heidarrson, CEO of eDataSource, announced today “We are thrilled with our Q1 performance across all our key drivers – new client wins, client retention, new platform enhancements and expansion of our analytic’s staffing. Q1 was the 5th consecutive quarter of rapid growth, fueled by the success of our state of the art technology and […]

MailUp recently announced the acquisition of 70% of Acumbamail, with the option to acquire the remaining 30% of the company 3 years after signing the agreement. Acumbamail is the email marketing company in Spain. Founded in 2012, the startup has experienced sales growth of over 200% (2014 on 2013) and EBITDA of approximately 30% (2014). After […]

SendGrid recently announced that it has acquired the customer base of Message Bus. “This acquisition immediately adds scale to our expanding customer roster and we’re excited to bring Message Bus customers onto our platform,” said Sameer Dholakia, CEO of SendGrid. “This announcement underscores our momentum and rapid growth as we add nearly 1,500 new customers per […]

Constant Contact announced recently a $50 million stock repurchase program. Under the stock repurchase program, Constant Contact is authorized to repurchase up to $50 million of the company’s common stock. The company intends to purchase shares pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan through July 2016. Shares may also be repurchased from time-to-time in privately negotiated […]

LiveIntent today announced a $32.5 million growth equity investment led by FTV Capital in addition Battery Ventures, First Round Capital and Shasta Ventures made significant investment. After VC funding of almost $5MN dollars came their series B funding at $ 8MN with investors including Shasta Ventures and First Round Capital. Then series C funding led by Bullpen Capital […]

Bluecore recently announced the closing of a US$21 million Series B funding round led by Georgian Partners, the Series A funding saw US$6 million raised, at that time they renamed the business Bluecore, and were formerly known as Triggermail. “Our software lets retailers to execute powerful personalized email campaigns their customers love” said Mahmoud Arram, co-founder and CTO […]

NetSuite announced it has completed the acquisition of Bronto Software. “With the completion of this acquisition, the industry’s leading commerce marketing system has been combined with the world’s number one cloud-based omnichannel commerce platform, bringing transformational power to businesses,” said Andy Lloyd, General Manager of Commerce Products at NetSuite. “Together, this technology can help brands […]

Intel Security resently released the findings of their phishing quiz which tested consumer knowledge of, and ability to detect, phishing emails. The quiz presented 10 emails compiled by Intel Security and asked respondents to identify which of the emails were phishing attempts designed to steal personal information and which were legitimate. Of the approximately 19,000 […]

Salesforce recently announced Salesforce Connections 2015. Held in conjunction with the Salesforce World Tour in New York, more than 15,000 people are expected to register to attend the three-day event, and hundreds of thousands are expected to join online. Salesforce Connections will take place June 16-18, 2015, at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York. Register […]

GoDaddy recently reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “Our investments in products, technology platform, and customer care are making a real difference for our customers around the world, and our first quarter results demonstrate the benefits of focusing on their needs. Continued strong growth in customers and ARPU drove both our […]

Striata has concluded an agreement to acquire Mass Transmit, a provider of email marketing tools, services and expertise. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Striata provides communication solutions to the financial services, utility, insurance, retail and telecommunications companies, helping them achieve unrivaled results by replacing print and mail with interactive electronic documents and […]