NewVoiceMedia Raises $20M in Series B
NewVoiceMedia, the leading provider of Cloud contact centre services, today announced that it has secured $20m funding from new investors Highland Capital Partners Europe and MMC Ventures, as well as existing shareholders Notion Capital and Eden Ventures.
Innovative Cloud Contact Centre Solutions
NewVoiceMedia’s cloud service is instantly deployable and provides unique and patented routing capabilities designed to enhance the customer experience. The company is growing by more than 200% a year and now serves more than 8000 agents in 30 countries including Parcelforce, PhotoBox, QlikTech and SHL.
Funding Accelerates International Expansion
The additional investment will help accelerate the Company’s global ambitions including opening new offices in North America, where the solution is already widely used. Its platform, ContactWorld, integrates natively with salesforce.com Service Cloud and Sales Cloud, enabling customers to quickly and easily deploy world-class contact centres.
Investor Perspectives on Growth Potential
Laurence Garrett who joins the board and is a General Partner at Highland Capital Partners Europe, comments, “We are delighted to become part of the NewVoiceMedia journey. We are working with a seasoned entrepreneurial team led by a great leader in Jonathan Gale. Eden and Notion Capital are great investors who continue to support the Company strongly and the Company has very impressive growth”.
Rory Stirling, Director of MMC Ventures, adds, “We are delighted to begin our investment partnership with NewVoiceMedia. Having experienced fourfold growth between Q1 2011 and 2012, the Company is creating a real success story with its world-leading contact centre service. MMC focuses on backing businesses that can succeed on a global scale and we think that NewVoiceMedia fits this criteria very well”.
CEO Highlights Market Opportunity
Jonathan Gale, CEO of NewVoiceMedia, comments, “The contact centre market has lacked innovation from traditional on-premise vendors for many years. NewVoiceMedia is tapping into the major developments in the technology world, including Cloud Computing, social media and mobile devices, to provide customers with a next generation service. This investment will allow us to continue to innovate ahead of our competition and expand our service globally”.
For further information, please visit www.newvoicemedia.com
