SugarCRM secures $40M in funding from Goldman Sachs

Written by Rachel King, Staff Writer

Rachel King Staff Writer

Rachel King is a staff writer for CBS Interactive based in San Francisco, covering business and enterprise technology for ZDNet, CNET and SmartPlanet. She has previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.

Full Bio

Posted in Between the Lines on August 21, 2013 | Topic: Social Media

SugarCRM has completed a major round funding, drawing in approximately $40 million from Goldman Sachs.

Read this

Cloudant raises $12m in funding for database as a service The Series B funding will be used to help Cloudant grow in size and improve its product offering.

Piper Jaffray & Co. served as financial advisor to SugarCRM during the fundraising round.

Goldman Sachs Antoine Munfa has also been appointed to SugarCRM's Board of Directors.

The enterprise software company didn't offer specifics as to what the latest cash grab will go to, with the exception of global expansion.

The good news apparently doesn't stop there for the enterprise CRM player.

As of the second quarter of 2013, SugarCRM reported that it has experienced at least "15 consecutive quarters of growth" with annual recurring revenue up by more than 30 percent year-over-year.

Furthermore, SugarCRM added 600 new customers over the same three-month period, including microphones manufacturers Sennheiser and U.K. primary care software provider Egton Medical Information Systems.

However, still no word about that rumored IPO .