• Morgan Stanley Leads $7M Round In Social Media Compliance Startup Socialware

    Leena Rao

    Leena Rao is currently a Senior Editor for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... → Learn More

    Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
    socialware

    Socialware, which helps companies manage compiance with social media and sales, has raised $7 million in Series C funding led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Earlier this year, the startup raised $3 million from FLOODGATE, G-51 Capital and Silverton Partners. To date, Socialware has raised $12 million.

    Socialware provides the technology and social networking compliance tools to enable the highly regulated financial services industry, specifically, to engage with clients and partners via social networks within a solid framework. The company also provides tools for lead generation in social sales channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

    The company says it currently services nearly 100 customers, which include five of the top insurance companies in the United States, as well as other major financial brands.Current customers include American Portfolios, Cambridge Investment Research, Guardian Life, and New York Life.


    Company: Socialware
    Website: socialware.com
    Launch Date: 2009
    Funding: $11.8M

    At Socialware, we’ve made it our mission to transform the way that companies and their employees engage, communicate and collaborate with clients, partners and one another. Public social technologies such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have reshaped the way we communicate in our personal lives and are now entering the enterprise. These new platforms are changing the economics of software.

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