Sapho
What they do: Provide an enterprise application portal.
Problem they solve: The typical knowledge worker is overburdened with too many apps, and many employees never find the time to learn how to properly use each one.
In an age when knowledge workers have access to Big Data tools, AI, and an array of role-specific applications, not being able to leverage the right tools means many decisions are made without consulting all of the available data.
Backed by $27.85 million in VC funding, #Big50-2017 #startup Sapho’s modern enterprise portal empowers employees with micro apps. Click To TweetHow they solve it: Sapho’s Modern Portal “empowers employees with a digital experience portal that surfaces personalized and relevant tasks and data using micro apps.” Sapho micro apps are built by IT on top of existing systems using pre-built templates and a drag-and-drop micro app builder.
These micro apps – available on any device, intranet, or messenger – provide employees proactive notifications about relevant system data, actions that need to be completed, and changes in business data that require attention. With Sapho, employees benefit from simplified workflows and data access, which enables them to complete work faster and make better decisions, improving their overall productivity and effectiveness.
Unified access capabilities help streamline enterprise workflows by saving employees the headache of constantly logging into and out of various apps – often having to move between several different systems to complete basic tasks.
For large enterprises that do not want to put their sensitive data in the cloud, Sapho can be deployed as an on-premises solution.
Headquarters: San Bruno, CA
CEO: Fouad ElNaggar, who was formerly Chief Strategy Officer at CBS Interactive.
Year Founded: 2014
Funding: Sapho is backed by $27.85 million in VC funding. The most recent round was a $14 million Series B led by Caffeinated Capital that closed in April 2017. Other investors included Felicis Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Uncork Capital, Morado Venture Partners, AME Cloud Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, and Alsop Louie Partners.
Competitors include: Both incumbents, such as Websphere, Weblogic, Oracle, and JBOSS Portal, as well as startups like Capriza, Powwow Mobile, Workato, and Appian.
Customers include: CBS Interactive, Google, Super Deluxe, and Boral.
Why they’re in the Big 50-2017: Sapho did well in all three phases of the Big50-2017 competition. They aced the online voting challenge and did well in the content challenge. Sapho’s fundamentals (funding, leadership, on-the-record customers) are solid, and closing a big Series B round during the competition certainly helped.
