Just Software: A CEO Diary

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You are competing or looking for a world class ERP software companies? You better take a look at the newcomers as well (you once was like them and look at where are you now). According to Money Tree of  PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Q1 of this year the companies that receive funding in the ERP area.  I have selected the ones I think have the greater potential. These are the companies we have to watch out:

AeroScout, Inc. (FKA: Bluesoft, Inc.)  based in San Mateo, CA. Received: $21,200,000. Provides solutions for Bridging the Gap Between Wi-Fi, Active RFID and Telemetry. Investors: Cisco Systems, Inc., Greylock Partners, Intel Capital, Menlo Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital (FKA:Polaris Venture Capital Israel), SVM STAR Ventures Management  AmberPoint, Inc. (FKA: Edgility Software). Based in Oakland CA received: $1,242,000. Provides and develops Web services management software. Investors: Norwest Venture Partners  Aveksa, Inc.  based in Waltham MA received: $2,000,100. Develops security compliance management solution that automates access rights monitoring and compliance reporting, dealing with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, GLBA, and Basel II. Investors: Charles River Ventures, Individuals, Pequot Capital Management, Inc. BA Systems, Inc.  based in San Jose CA received: $10,000,000. They have an integrated routing platforms, enabling configuration of routing, security, and traffic management resources. Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners.Cassatt Corporation based in San Jose CA received: $4,000,000. They have a  real-time optimization engine to measure, analyze, and respond immediately to critical events. Investors: Warburg Pincus, LLC Dexterra, Inc.  based in Bothell, WA received: $ 36,556,000. Develops enterprise software that enables business processes to be mobile. Investors: Canaan Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Sigma Partners, Undisclosed Corporate Investor EMN8, Inc. (AKA: Enterprise Media Networks) based in San Diego received $ 1,610,000. Designs automated customer service solutions for the restaurant industry. Investors: GRP Partners (AKA: Global Retail Partners), Undisclosed Venture Firm.Junction Solutions based in Lincolnshire, IL received: $7,500,000. Provides multi-channel retail and food and beverage enterprise software. Investors: MK Capital. LiquidTalk, Inc.,  based in Chicago IL received: $2,434,000. Develops enterprise business applications for digital media devices (iPods, smart phones, etc) create, organize, and distribute business content for sales enablement and employee learning and communication. Investors: Meakem Becker Venture Capital, Undisclosed Venture Firm. Logical Apps based on Irvine CA received $ 4,000,000. Provides embedded governance software for ERP systems, automating controls for access management and financial integrity. Investors: Mission Ventures, Sequoia Capital.  MyBuys, Inc. based on Redwood City, CA received: $9,498,000. Provides web-based enterprise software applications with deep model of consumer desires for each shopper based on stated preferences and observed behavior.Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners (FKA: Weiss, Peck & Greer), Palomar Ventures.  Proficiency, Inc.  based in R Westborough, MA received: $5,000,000. Develops enterprise productivity solutions. Investors Carmel Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital (FKA:Polaris Venture Capital Israel),  SecureInfo Corporation based in McLean, VA received $5,000,000. Develops enterprise security management solutions to improve security posture and fulfill FISMA requirements. Investors: Individuals, Insight Venture Partners , Nortel Networks Corporation.