Certinia , until 2023 known as FinancialForce.com, Inc. [ 1] is a software company headquartered in San Jose, California, that provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) software based on the Salesforce Platform. The ERP software includes accounting , billing , professional services automation , revenue recognition , human resource management, and supply chain management applications.
History
CODA was a UK software company that was founded in 1979 and acquired by UNIT4 in 2008 for around 213 million euros.[ 2] [ 3]
FinancialForce was established as a joint venture between Salesforce and UNIT4 in September 2009,[ 4] which incorporated the Coda 2go software that was originally launched in December 2008.[ 5] [ 6] As of March 2019, 40% of the shares are owned by Salesforce and 60% by UNIT4.[ 7] Het Financieele Dagblad estimated the value of the company at around 500 million euros, based on the 2019 annual report .[ 8]
In March 2015, the company received $110M in funding from Technology Crossover Ventures and Salesforce Ventures.[ 9] In January 2017, FinancialForce appointed former Salesforce and Heroku executive Tod Nielsen as CEO and President.[ 10]
Logo of FinancialForce until May 2023
On May 3, 2023, the company FinancialForce.com Inc. was renamed to Certinia.[ 11] [non-primary source needed ]
On July 26, 2023, an investment group led by private-equity firm Haveli Investments purchased Certinia for nearly $1 billion, including debt.[ 12]
References
↑ "FinancialForce.com Inc" . https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0976795D:US .
↑ van der Beek, Pim (October 2, 2009). "Unit 4 en Salesforce gaan samen boekhouden" (in NL). https://www.computable.nl/artikel/nieuws/cloud-computing/3087501/250449/unit-4-en-salesforce-gaan-samen-boekhouden.html .
↑ "Definition of Coda" (in en). https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/coda .
↑ Kanaracus, Chris (2012-03-07). "FinancialForce.com rolls out enhanced accounting, services applications" (in en). https://www.computerworld.com/article/2730429/financialforce-com-rolls-out-enhanced-accounting--services-applications.html .
↑ "CODA completes successful CODA 2go beta programme and launches free trial" (in en-gb). 2008-12-02. https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/community/industry-insights/coda-completes-successful-coda-2go-beta-programme-and-launches-free-0 .
↑ "Salesforce.com, Coda form new SaaS financials company" (in en). Reuters . 2009-09-30. https://www.reuters.com/article/urnidgns852573c4006938800025763f005ee9ce-idUS356905951120090930 .
↑ "Unit4 slankt bedrijf af om nieuwe verkooppoging te kunnen wagen" (in nl). https://fd.nl/ondernemen/1294275/unit4-slankt-bedrijf-af-om-nieuwe-verkooppoging-te-kunnen-wagen .
↑ "Lucratief knippen in Unit4?" (in nl). https://fd.nl/beurs/1378229/lucratief-knippen-in-unit4 .
↑ Miller, Ron. "FinancialForce Hauls In $110M Investment" , TechCrunch , 26 March 2015. Retrieved on 27 March 2015.
↑ Miller, Ron. "FinancialForce selects former Salesforce and Heroku exec to be new CEO" , TechCrunch , 6 January 2017. Retrieved on 6 January 2017.
↑ "FinancialForce Rebrands to Certinia, the 'Single Source of Certainty' for Services Businesses" (in en-US). https://certinia.com/resources/financialforce-rebrands-to-certinia-the-single-source-of-certainty-for-services-businesses/ .
↑ Vinn, Milana (July 26, 2023). "Haveli, General Atlantic to buy software firm Certinia for nearly $1 bln" . https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/haveli-general-atlantic-buy-software-firm-certinia-nearly-1-bln-sources-2023-07-26/ .
External links
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