Synthesio, a major player in the E-reputation and Social CRM market, completes its first institutional round with Entrepreneur Venture which invests 1.5 M€. The funds raised will be used to accelerate its growth in France and abroad.
Paris, September 14, 2011 – After two initial rounds of financing with ESSEC Ventures and LIOR in 2006 and 2007, Synthesio welcomes Entrepreneur Venture in its first institutional round for a €1.5 million capital increase.
Founded in 2006, Synthesio offers SaaS solutions for e-reputation and social CRM. The offer available in 30 languages and designed for major accounts allows:
Brand reputation monitoring on the web (blogs, Twitter, Facebook, press sites, etc)
Analysis of comments published by Internet users and identification of trends
Dialogue with consumers, prescribers or prospects via the social web
“In 5 years, Synthesio has taken a first step in establishing itself as a leading player in the E-reputation in Europe. In 2011, we continued to innovate by creating Unity, a community management and customer relationship processing platform on the social web. Today the arrival of Entrepreneur Venture is an essential step in the international deployment of our products. “says Loic Moisand, co-founder of Synthesio.
The company has grown rapidly since its creation and is established in France, the United Kingdom and the United States. Today Synthesio has forty employees and works with brands such as Nissan, Accor and Orange. The company plans several dozen recruitments to strengthen its sales, marketing and R&D teams in 2011 and 2012.
“Our choice as institutional partner was based on Entrepreneur Venture, an ambitious investment fund with a solid understanding of the operational challenges of growth companies like Synthesio. Their financial support and international expertise will enable us to rapidly expand our business in our strategic markets,” said Thibault Hanin, co-founder of Synthesio.
About Synthesio
Synthesio is a company specialized in E-reputation and Social CRM solutions. The company offers dashboards, studies and dialogue platforms to support its customers in defining and monitoring their social media strategy (Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Forums, etc.).
Many international brands such as Sanofi, Orange and Accor use Synthesio’s services to understand the perception of their brands on the web, anticipate crisis situations or deploy a customer relationship strategy via social networks.
About Entrepreneur Venture (www.entrepreneurventure.com)
Founded in 2000, Entrepreneur Venture is an AMF-approved management company specialising in unlisted securities, owned and managed by entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Venture has invested capital in over 70 SMEs located in 16 French regions. It manages 2 institutional venture capital funds and 15 local investment funds. Today, it is the leader in FIP ISF with more than €145 million raised to date.
