RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – PRODUCT MANAGEMENT TOOLS
- InvisionApp, which provides a platform for creation of prototypes, raises $549 K in Series D funding form undisclosed investors. Link
- Pendo, which provides a product feedback analytics platform, acquires Insert, a mobile marketing start up based out of Israel. Link
- Decibel Insights, which provides a product feedback analytics platform, announces a growth of 250% in YoY revenue. Link
- Atlassian, which provides a software for collaboration between development teams, launches a new product – Stride, with advanced features for video collaboration and audio conference. Link
- Marvel App, which provides a platform for prototyping applications, launches integrations with JIRA and Confluence. Link
- AgileCraft, which provides a project portfolio management platform, has been recognised as a ‘Strong’ performer by Forrester Research in its September 2017 report. Link
- Amplitude, which provides a product feedback analytics platform, launches new products based on machine learning for improving the impact and accessibility of data. Link
- InvisionApp, which provides a platform for creation of prototypes, acquires Brand.ai and launches a new product -Design System Manager. Link
SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND
Opslog (2017, Boulder) – Analytics on the incidents served and the tasks performed during product development.
LEADER BOARD – PRODUCT MANAGEMENT TOOLS
PM Suite
WizeLine (2013, SF, $8.4M) – Software to manage complete life-cycle of product with features to increase customer engagement . Backed by A Capital, Core Ventures Group, SV Angel, Lowercase Capital, Sierra Ventures and Bowery Capital.
Project Portfolio Management
Instantis (1999, Santa Clara, $29M, Acq.) – Cloud based project & portfolio management software to manage multiple products simultaneously. Backed by US Venture Partners, JK & B Capital, JF Shea Company and Goldman Sachs. Acquired by Oracle in 2012.
Daptiv (1997, Seattle, $28.5M, Acq.) – Project management platform for demand management, resource planning, time managament and version control features. Backed by Kennet, Endeavour vision, Genevest Consulting Group, MArlin Equity Partners and Parallax Capital Partners. Acquired by Changepoint in 2014.
Project Management
VersionOne (2002, Alpharetta, $26.5M) – Software for end to end enterprise agile project management and support various agile methods such as Scrum, Kanban, and the Scaled Agile Framework. Backed by OpenView and LLR Partners.
Liquidplanner (2007, Seattle, $13M) – Collaboration software with priority based & predictive online project management features. B
Requirement Management
Blueprint (2004, Toronto, $53.35M) – Software for managing and tracing the requirements, and generating test-cases automatically related to project development. Backed by BDC Capital, GrowthWorks, Tandem Expansion Fund, Walsingham Growth Partners and Centana Growth
Jama Software (2007, Portland, $33.4M) – Platform for collating the requirements, managing their respective priorities and collaborating among other users for tracking. Backed by Trinity Ventures, Updata Partners, Madrona Venture Group and Oregon Angel Fund.
Prototyping
iRise (1997, El Sugando, $36M) – Visualization & collaborative prototyping software used by UX professionals, Product managers and business analysts. Backed by Morgan Stanley, Gold Hill Capital, Duetsche Bank and SVB Financial Group.
MarvelApp (2013, London, $7.97M) – Platform for transforming sketches and drawings into wireframes and prototypes and share with other users. Backed by Index Ventures, Connect Ventures, Ustwo, Haatch, InReach Ventures and BGF Ventures.
User Feedback
UserTesting (2007, Mountain View, $48.5M) – Platform to conduct usability testing of websites and application and get feedback from users of the product. Backed by OpenView, Kern Whelan Partners and Accel Partners.
LaunchDarkly (2014, SF, $11.3M) –It allows companies to release changes to only a set of users for testing and getting early feedback. Backed by Bloomberg Beta, 500 Startups, Soft Tech VC and Cervin Ventures.
Analytics
Mixpanel (2009, SF, $77M) – Mobile & web analytics platform to track user actions while operating the application. Backed by Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital.
Clicktale (2006, Ramat Gan, $53M) – Software to analyse how people behave and what they do on particular pages of application. Backed by YL Venture, Goldrock Capital, Amadeus Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Viola Group.
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