Repeat investors EPIC Ventures and Salesforce Ventures contribute to the $9.3 million Series B funding round as Simplus acquires CRM Manager
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, UNITED STATES, December 1, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Simplus announced the successful closure of its Series B funding round of $9.3 million and acquisition of consulting firm, CRM Manager.
Repeat Simplus investor EPIC Ventures led the round, joined by existing investor Salesforce Ventures, newcomer Cross Creek Advisors, and others. Simplus, a Platinum Salesforce Partner, raised an additional $8.5 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank for a total of $17.8 million. A portion of the $9.3 million equity infusion was used to acquire CRM Manager, Simplus’ fourth Salesforce partner acquisition since receiving Series A funding in Q3 2016. This new acquisition continues the company’s expansion trend, which began earlier this year with the purchase of BaldPeak, Basati and EDL Consulting.
“We believe there is currently an opportunity for growth in the marketplace between large advisory firms and smaller consultancies,” said Ryan Westwood, CEO of Simplus. “To best serve our 2000+ clients, we will continue to acquire top-notch companies, hire exceptional talent, and expand our Salesforce services from campaign to cash. We believe the acquisition of CRM manager will help us accomplish our goals.”
Founded in 2005, CRM Manager is a leading Salesforce implementation, integration, and consulting partner with offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and New York City. CRM Manager became a Salesforce Ventures Portfolio Company in 2010. The Salesforce-certified consulting team focuses on delivering Salesforce, Insidesales.com and AppExchange solutions.
"I am thrilled to be part of the Simplus Team," said Andy Atkins, CEO of CRM Manager. "As a Salesforce Partner, I wanted to make sure that our more than 1,000 clients will receive an additional benefit from our strategic decision to be acquired. Simplus offers not only that same level of customer quality but also particular expertise in the quote-to-cash space."
This partnership comes on the heels of major growth for Simplus, a newly minted Certified Platinum Salesforce Partner in Quote-to-Cash implementations.
“We are pleased to see and be a part of the growth happening at Simplus,” said EPIC Ventures Managing Director Kent Madsen.
Simplus recently created 100 new jobs in the U.S. and overseas to address its swift growth and, in the past few months, recruited new Managing Director Suman Konidana and new V.P. of Western Sales Pete Shelton in its aggressive push to recruit prime talent in its growth surge.
ABOUT SIMPLUS
Simplus is a Platinum Salesforce Partner and the industry leader in Quote-to-Cash implementations. We provide enterprise-wide digital transformation across the entire Salesforce ecosystem through advisory, implementation, change management, custom configuration and managed services. Guided by the mantra “Success Simplified,” we use leading cloud solutions to help companies achieve a strategic vision, improve performance and increase value to stakeholders. With more than 1000 clients and a customer satisfaction rating in the top 1 percent of all Salesforce partners, Simplus helps companies improve, innovate and grow. For more information about Simplus, please visit www.simplus.com.
ABOUT CRM MANAGER
Established in 2005, CRM manager is a leading Salesforce implementation, integration, training and consulting firm with offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and New York City. Proven experts in the Healthcare, General Business, and Financial Service verticals, CRM manager brings value to clients by understanding their business and leveraging the power of the cloud to energize the way they work. For more information, please visit www.crm-manager.net.
ABOUT SALESFORCE VENTURES
Salesforce is the fastest growing top five enterprise software company and the #1 CRM provider globally. Salesforce Ventures—the company’s corporate investment group—invests in the next generation of enterprise technology that extends the power of the Salesforce Intelligent Customer Success Platform, helping companies connect with their customers in entirely new ways. Portfolio companies receive funding as well as access to the world’s largest cloud ecosystem and the guidance of Salesforce’s innovators and executives. With Salesforce Ventures, portfolio companies can also leverage Salesforce's expertise in corporate philanthropy by joining Pledge 1% to make giving back part of their business model. Salesforce Ventures has invested in more than 250 enterprise cloud startups in 14 different countries since 2009. For more information, please visit www.salesforce.com/ventures.
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Judicial Watch Releases 29 Pages of FBI Clinton-Lynch Tarmac Meeting Documents Previously Withheld by Justice Department
Source: Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch today released 29 pages of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) documents related to the June 27, 2016, tarmac meeting between former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton. The documents show that FBI officials were more concerned about leaks than the actual meeting itself. The new documents also show that then-FBI Director Comey seemed to learn of the meeting from news reports.
THE REST OF THE STORY
12/01/2017
Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting report triggered FBI hunt for leaker, new emails show
Source: Fox News
The revelation last year of an unorthodox tarmac meeting between former President Bill Clinton and then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch set off a frenzied scramble at the FBI to track down the source, newly released documents show.
12/01/2017
Loretta Lynch Meeting With Bill Clinton Sparked FBI Mole Hunt
Source: The Daily Caller
A meeting last year between then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton triggered a hunt within the FBI for a source who talked to a reporter about the controversial encounter, newly released government emails show.
12/01/2017
Lynch-Clinton tarmac chat sparked scramble to find leaker
Source: WND
It was a clandestine meeting between the nation’s top law enforcement officer, the sitting attorney general and the spouse of a presidential candidate under investigation for possibly threatening national security by using a homemade email system.
QUOTABLE
“These new FBI documents show the FBI was more concerned about a whistleblower who told the truth about the infamous Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting than the scandalous meeting itself. The documents show the FBI worked to make sure no more details of the meeting would be revealed to the American people. No wonder the FBI didn’t turn these documents over until Judicial Watch caught the agency red-handed hiding them. These new documents confirm the urgent need to reopen the Clinton email scandal and criminally investigate the resulting Obama FBI/DOJ sham investigation.”
- Tom Fitton
Judicial Watch President
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NEW FOUND GLORY
Releases New Song and Music Video
"20 Years From Now"
Watch the Video Here
December 1st, 2017 - Coral Springs, FL - New Found Glory has been taking their "20 Years of Pop Punk" Tour all around the world, recently teasing an unreleased song before their set every night. Today, the band is excited to share the full track and accompanying music video for "20 Years From Now" featuring old home video footage from the Pop-Punk pioneers' career as well as highlights from this monumental anniversary tour. For an in-depth oral history of the last 2 Decades, fans can head to NYLON who shared, "The glory is as much ours as it is theirs. Pop-punk is alive, it is well, and it is in good hands." The new video is available at http://smarturl.it/20YearsFromNowVideo and the track is streaming on iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify.
On the track, Guitarist Chad Gilbert shares "'20 Years From Now' is a song we wrote and recorded during the "Makes Me Sick" album sessions. We loved the song and felt it stood out in a different way than the rest so instead of squeezing it on the album, we wanted to give it a life of it's own. If you have seen us on this recent 20 Years Of Pop Punk tour then you got a first listen as it was our intro to the concert. We have learned so many lessons over the 20 years of this band but the underlining meaning of the song is about letting go of worry to feel true freedom. When you reflect on your life you realize how arguments, pride, and the worry of proving yourself never changed or fixed anything. Failure and missteps help refine your character and make you wiser. All you truly need to worry about is waking up each day and to try to be the best version of yourself. We feel very lucky that when we wake up we still get to be in this band. Thank you for that and we hope you enjoy the song."
Earlier this Fall, New Found Glory premiered the music video for the island jam "The Sound of Two Voices" exclusively with Billboard. On the track, Billboard shared that the "most un-New Found Glory-sounding song (from Makes Me Sick) was also its best...'The Sound of Two Voices' takes some steel drums and a ska-punk backbone, and rolls a fat one for anyone who thinks they've seen the last of New Found Glory's fresh ideas." The video and an exclusive interview from Guitarist Chad Gilbert are available on Billboard.com.
This weekend, the band will be wrapping up the tour that has been giving fans all around the world two full albums each night from the band's impressive catalog. A limited amount of tickets remain at newfoundglory.shofetti.com.
Upcoming US Tour Dates:
Dec 1 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Dec 2 Birmingham, AL Saturn
Dec 3 Nashville, TN The Basement East
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Over their span of 20 non-stop years in the music industry, New Found Glory have released 9 studio albums, 1 live album, 2 EPs and 3 cover albums. New Found Glory is Jordan Pundik (lead vocals), Chad Gilbert (guitar), Ian Grushka (bass guitar) and Cyrus Bolooki (drums).
Makes Me Sick, the band's latest full length, which was released earlier this year, experiments with new sounds, techniques and styles for the band. "The Sound of Two Voices" leads the charge in these areas and shows that a band that has been around for 2 decades can still create music as fresh as their first singles. The album landed at the #1 spot on the Record Label Independent Current Albums chart. Additionally, the album secured numerous charting positions including the #2 spot on the Current Alternative Albums, #5 for Top Current Rock Albums and the #39 spot on the Billboard Top 200.
For Updates on New Found Glory, Please Visit:
Website: www.newfoundglory.com
Facebook: facebook.com/newfoundglory
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