Emarsys scores $33 mln from Vector Capital

Vienna, Austria-based Emarsys, a provider of cloud marketing software for B2C companies, has raised $33 million in Series A funding. The investor was Vector Capital. In addition to the funding, Emarsys has just opened its new U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis, with an additional office in San Francisco.

PRESS RELEASE

INDIANAPOLIS – Sept. 15, 2015 – Emarsys, the B2C Marketing Cloud, today announced a $33M equity investment from San Francisco-based Vector Capital. Vector’s Series A minority investment marks the first institutional funding received by Emarsys in its 15-year history. Emarsys will use the funding to support its accelerated international growth in the U.S. and Latin American markets, invest in product innovation and expand sales and marketing teams. Sameer Kazi, former EVP of Social.com (a Salesforce.com company) and former SVP and GM of EMEA of ExactTarget, will join Matt Blodgett and Alok Pandey from Vector Capital as additions to the Emarsys Supervisory Board.

“We are excited to support the expansion of Emarsys’ unique and powerful platform into the U.S. and Latin American markets. We see massive global potential for B2C marketers with Emarsys’ unique integration of usable analytics, personalization, customer intelligence and marketing automation,” said Matt Blodgett, Managing Director, Vector Capital. “We are proud to become Emarsys’ first outside investment partner, and we look forward to working with the company’s talented team to support their ongoing global expansion and rapid growth trajectory.”

The funding marks the opening of the company’s first office locations in the United States in response to intense demand. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, Emarsys has more than 500 employees proudly serving more than 1,300 clients in 140 countries from 16 global offices. Emarsys recently announced the opening of its U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis, with an additional office in San Francisco. The U.S. and Latin American expansion is led by Sean Brady who joined Emarsys as President of the Americas.

Most recently, Mr. Brady served as Vice President of Existing Business in North America for ExactTarget (a Salesforce.com company).

“We are thrilled about our investment partnership with Vector and look forward to leveraging their insights and resources to support our expansion into the U.S. and Latin American markets,” said Hagai Hartman, Emarsys Founder and CEO. “The vast majority of a B2C company’s marketing resources are currently spent to acquire first time buyers, but not enough is invested to maximize retention, satisfaction and revenue among existing customers through treating them as true individuals – and with our platform, we plan to change that dynamic.”

Designed and purpose-built to address the unique challenges facing B2C marketers, the Emarsys platform integrates customer intelligence, personalization, predictive recommendations and omni-channel marketing automation across desktop, mobile devices and social channels into a single cloud platform. The platform combines machine learning and data science to convert raw consumer behavioral data into a deep understanding of customer identity, creating highly personalized customer experiences and journeys. Marketers using Emarsys are rewarded with significantly longer-lasting and more profitable customer relationships.
About Emarsys
Emarsys is a leading global provider of cloud marketing software for B2C companies, the first B2C marketing cloud. The company provides actionable intelligence to enterprises targeting the consumer, combining machine learning and data science with true personalization and omni-channel delivery to reach consumers most effectively, maximizing engagement and results. With more than 500 employees in 16 global office locations, Emarsys serves more than 1,300 clients in 140 countries. Every month, Emarsys segments and analyzes 1 billion+ customer profiles and creates more than 250,000 personalized campaigns, helping customers increase revenues and ROI. Learn more about the innovative Emarsys solutions at www.emarsys.com.

About Vector Capital
Vector Capital is a leading global private equity firm with over $2.5 billion under management specializing in transformational investments in established technology businesses. Vector actively partners with founders and management teams to devise and execute new financial and business strategies that materially improve the competitive standing of these businesses and enhance their value for employees, customers and shareholders. Among Vector’s notable investments are Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Allegro Development, Cambium Networks, Certara, ChyronHego, CollabNet, Corel, IPVALUE Management, LANDesk Software, Niku, Gerber Scientific, RAE Systems, Register.com, Saba, SafeNet, Technicolor, Teletrac, Tidel, Triton Digital, WatchGuard Technologies, and WinZip. For more information, please visit www.vectorcapital.com.