10 SaaS Companies To Keep on Your Radar For 2010
Everyday I hear about more and more companies hiring again here in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Seems like startups are growing strong, especially in the on demand software space. This is a list of 10 up-and-coming SaaS companies that will most likely rule the road in 2010. (This is a follow-up to an article I wrote last week entitled ” 7 SaaS Startups To Watch Closely.” I have added 3 more companies to the list making it 10.)
1.
Coupa is for Spend Management, helping companies big and small get a better idea of what they are spending money on. Coupa has raised $7.5 Million in Series C financing from EL Dorado Ventures and is leading the charge with Coupa Sam a cartoon action hero. This innovative company has over a 100 customers and growing quickly!
2.
MyOnlineToolbox is construction estimate and invoice software for contractors and tradesman to manage jobs. The company won 2008 Dell Top 10 Innovator as well as a recent 2009 Forbes America’s Most Promising Company.
3.
Gist Inc. helps build strong relationships by connecting the inbox to the web to provide business-critical information about the people and companies that matter most. Gist is backed by Vulcan Capital & Foundry Group.
4.
Accept is for idea and portfolio management, designed to help businesses quickly bring their best product ideas to market, raised $17 million in Series B financing from StarVest Partners, Jefferson Partners and the Entrepreneurs Fund.
5.
Apptio is for IT financial management, raised $14 million in Series B financing from Andreessen Horowitz Fund, Shasta Ventures, Greylock Partners and Madrona Venture Group.
6.
Jobvite for job recruitment, raised $8.25 million in Series B financing from ATA Ventures and CMEA Capital.
7.
NextBio is used by life science researchers at universities, and businesses such as Eli Lilly, Merck, and Johnson & Johnson, to find and share information, raised $8 million in Series C financing in a round led by Newbury Ventures.
8.
Sonian, is for data management, raised $5.6 million in Series A funding from Prism VentureWorks and Summerhill Venture Partners.
9.
HealthHiway, a Bangalore, India-based SaaS for hospital patient data and billing, raised $4 million from Greylock Partners.
10.
OptionEase, is for fair market value accounting and compliance, raised $3.5 million in Series A financing from Miramar Venture Partners and others.
Pulled from: http://dreamsimplicity.com/software-discussions/258-10-saas-companies-to-keep-on-your-radar-for-2010.html
| Written by Matt Childs |
| Tuesday, 13 October 2009 00:00 |
Tags: 10 saas companies, Accept, Apptio, Coupa, Gist Inc., HealthHiway, Jobvite, MyOnlineToolbox, NextBio, OptionEase, SaaS, saas companies, software as a service, software news, Sonian, startups
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