January 7th, 2013

Infusionsoft Raises $54M From Goldman Sachs To Scale Sales And Marketing Automation Platform For Small Business

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Infusionsoft has raised $54 million fromn Goldman Sachs for its small business sales and marketing automation platform. The investment pushes Infusionsoft’s total venture funding to $71 million. The company raised $9 million in 2007 from Mohr Davidow Ventures and another $8 million from vSpring Capital the next year with Mohr Davidow participating. → Read More

August 8th, 2012

Influitive Raises Unusual $3.75 Million Seed Round From 11 Investors For Customer Advocate Platform

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Influitive has raised $3.75 Million from 11 investors for the company’s customer advocate platform that helps companies generate qualified leads and shorten buying processes.

Founder Mark Organ said  the unusual seed round is illustrative of how the venture capital community is getting more engaged in smaller deals.

“It’s a huge seed round,” Organ said in an interview yesterday. “It could… → Read More

August 2nd, 2012

So Far So Good For Eloqua IPO – Shares Up 13% In First Day of Trading

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The marketing automation sector is one of the fastest growing in the burgeoning enterprise space. We see proof of this today with Eloqua’s initial public offering (HPO).

The stock opened at $12.02 per share on the NASDAQ for the SaaS provider of performance management technology. It was up more than 15% in trading, up from its $11.50 original stock price. The company sold eight million shares. → Read More