SALT LAKE CITY, UT–(Marketwired – July 20, 2015) – Simplus, the Utah-based SaaS consulting and development firm, has raised $4.2M in a seed round led by EPIC Ventures. Continue reading “SIMPLUS RAISES $4.2M IN SEED ROUND LED BY EPIC VENTURES” →

NEW YORK, NY — Located in one of the world’s most highly contested commercial real estate markets, New York-based VTS, the leading commercial real estate asset management and leasing platform, is transforming the $12 trillion commercial real estate business by providing real-time tracking and analytics software built specifically for landlords and brokers. Continue reading “VTS Announces $21 Million in Series B Funding from OpenView Venture Partners to Make Real-Time Tracking and Analytics Standard Across the Commercial Estate Industry” →

New York, NY (PRWEB) July 15, 2015 — Located in one of the world’s most highly contested commercial real estate markets, New York-based VTS, the leading commercial real estate asset management and leasing platform, is transforming the $12 trillion commercial real estate business by providing real-time tracking and analytics software built specifically for landlords and brokers. To further cement their position as the new market standard, VTS announced today $21 million in Series B funding led by OpenView Venture Partners with participation from existing investors, bringing the company’s total funding to $32 million. Today’s news marks the single largest investment ever made in a commercial real estate software company.

By enabling landlords and brokers to manage deal activity, identify trends and quantify portfolio performance all in real-time from one unified platform, VTS empowers stakeholders to better manage, market, buy and sell their properties. And, with more than 1.5 billion square feet of commercial real estate under management, VTS is helping some of the industry’s largest landlords and brokerage firms, including Blackstone, TIAA-CREF and Jones Lang LaSalle, move well beyond the status quo in commercial real estate technology.

“VTS is fundamentally changing how brokers and landlords optimize their properties,” said Adam Marcus, Managing Partner at OpenView, who joins the company’s board. “OpenView has consistently backed SaaS category-leaders across verticals including healthcare, education, government and now real estate. After speaking with dozens of brokers and owners in the space, it became clear that VTS has become the market standard. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with the team to help them extend their category leadership in the CRE market.”

“We’re thrilled to work with OpenView and existing investors that together have deep domain expertise in both SaaS and real estate tech,” said Nick Romito, Co-Founder and CEO. “Having come from the world of commercial real estate, our team is fully aware of the challenges and needs of today’s brokers and landlords, but, we’re also aware of the massive opportunities. As one of the most networked industries in the world, commercial real estate is hungry for a single standard and VTS is stepping in to fill that role. We’re truly driving the shift to real-time data usage across the industry.”

“Up until now, commercial real estate decisions have been based on data that is typically 12 to 18 months old,” added Ryan Masiello, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer. “We’re delivering an entirely new class of real estate analytics and in doing so, are enabling brokers and landlords to better identify market trends and quantify portfolio performance, which ultimately allows them to reduce downtime and drive more business.”

As one of the most highly networked industries in the world, commercial real estate has long needed a single platform through which brokers and owners can communicate, manage and track properties. VTS truly plays at the intersection and as such has become the defacto ecosystem for the commercial real estate industry.

VTS will use new funding to continue their expansion across North America and international markets.

AUSTIN, TX — (Marketwired) — 06/30/15 — UnboundID, the industry leader in identity and preference management software, has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by the Austin Business Journal. The award recognizes successful businesses that provide innovative work environments that keep their employees happy and productive. This is the fourth year in a row that UnboundID won the award.

“We are thrilled to receive this recognition again and owe it all to our employees. They inspire and motivate each other on a daily basis. It’s a place where everyone around you raises the bar,” said Steve Shoaff, CEO of UnboundID. “Our company has a huge opportunity to help organizations protect their customer identity data and enforce customers’ preferences and privacy choices across digital channels. It’s incredibly rewarding to see major brands adopt UnboundID and witness the positive impact it makes both for consumers and the brand.”

In employee reviews, the company scored highly for a collaborative environment, inspiring leaders, and significant career growth opportunities. UnboundID has exceptional benefits including some of the best employee health and dental insurance available for a company of any size, and perks that span onsite yoga classes, flex schedules, team building excursions, and more.

The Austin Business Journal employee survey includes both quantitative and qualitative questions designed to capture a genuine and authentic inside look at what it is like to work at particular jobs and companies. The survey asks employees to rate their overall satisfaction with the company along with key workplace factors like career opportunities, compensation, benefits, work/life balance, management, culture and values.

UnboundID reported strong growth and momentum in Q1 2015. The company is currently hiring across multiple business functions including software engineering, professional services, sales and marketing. To learn more about career opportunities visit the UnboundID Careers web page at https://www.unboundid.com/about/careers.

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – June 30, 2015) – VersionOne, a leader in agile lifecycle management solutions, announced today that the company has been named to the SD Times 100 list of leaders and innovators in the ALM and Development Tools category. This is the seventh time that VersionOne has been recognized for its leadership and product innovations to help organizations successfully adopt and scale agile.

“Enterprise agile success is our ultimate goal, and we are steadfast in our commitment to deliver the best possible ALM solutions, training, consulting, and educational resources to help our global customers achieve that success,” said VersionOne CEO Robert Holler. “Thank you to SD Times, our customers, our partners and our employees for your continued support.”

The SD Times 100 identifies the industry’s top leaders, innovators and influencers, and breaks them out into 10 separate industry segments. Winners are carefully selected based on how much buzz, attention and conversation they have heard around the company, product offerings and technologies.

View the SD Times 100 list or learn more about VersionOne agile ALM software.

About the  SD Times  100

Published annually since 2003, the SD Times 100 recognizes companies, non-commercial organizations, open-source projects and other initiatives for their innovation and leadership. Winners are considered by SD Times editors to have most broadly “set the agenda” for software development managers in multiple industry areas during the past calendar year. For more about the SD Times 100, including past lists and judging criteria, visit http://sdtimes.com/sd-times-100/.

Plano-based field service solutions provider FieldAware has appointed technology veteran Charles Jackson as CEO.

Jackson has more than 15 years of experience in the technology industry, having spent most of his time as an executive in supply chain management. He served as executive vice president of customer management and managing director of network solutions at Ariba/SAP. He joined Ariba/SAP after it acquired Quadrem, where he served as chief operating officer and CEO.

His first day at FieldAware was about a month ago.

“Tech companies like FieldAware that have been pioneering in this space have been changing the business dynamic,” Jackson said. “Tech around field services has been around for a while, but the ability get the app to someone who’s doing the work has been the big barrier.”

FieldAware, founded in 2011, offers field personnel mobile tools that work on any smartphone or tablet. The solutions are aimed to increase productivity and help companies generate more revenue. The company’s Web-based back office is built on a cloud-based architecture. The company serves more than 1,000 customers.

“It’s been growing at a fast pace,” Jackson said. “We’d like to maintain that hyper growth rate.”

Last year, FieldAware raised $24 million in a funding round led by Summit Bridge Capital with support from Silicon Valley Bank, OpenView Venture Partners, Atlantic Bridge Partners and Oyster Capital Partners.