T-Online Venture and the European Founders Fund (the investment vehicle of the infamous Samwer brothers who recently invested in Facebook) have invested a total of €7 million or nearly $9 million in Netviewer, a provider of web-based collaboration and communication software.
Netviewer has been developing solutions for internet-based collaboration since 2001. The company already has subsidiaries in Switzerland, France, Great Britain, the US, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Italy, and Sweden, but the press release cites further international expansion as the main driver for the additional fundraising. Netviewer is also moving into the area of interactive Web TV, combining real-time desktop sharing with video.
Netviewer has raised €9 million (which equals about $11.5 million based on current exchange rates) in September 2007 from Invision Private Equity and TVM Capital. Invision’s director Marco Martelli is quoted for having invested in the company in 2005 and 2006, but we’ve been unable to find detailed information about the amount of funding the company has raised in total.
There’s a slew of companies in this space, including Cisco-owned WebEx, Huddle.net, Central Desktop and Ximdesk.
Nice, consider it’s more than 1/2 their funding.
congrats to anyone who is able to raise money right now
Regarding remote access tools such as Webex, Netviewer, etc, they are just waaay overpriced, and therefore will face some financial hardships. I’m currently using a service called Techinline Remote Desktop (http://www.techinline.com) which is aimed more at the small business based on price and ease of use. It’s a fraction of the cost of LogMeIn or Webex, and therefore I think it’s a great alternative to services such as Netviewer
Netviewer have acknowledged the need for a smaller business offering and now offer a Personnel addition for £23.90 / licence / month. There is also the potential to use the licence as a remote meeting platform for up to 10 participants, helping to drive down travel costs.
Alex,
I have seen already your same message on different blogs pretending to be an impartial person when you actually work for Techinline. No problem trying to advertise your products using bloggs but have the decency of identifying yourself as techinline employee.
@overpriced tools: Mikogo is free for private use and features very similar methods and features. Just google it (no spam!)
Nice deal, congrats from Germany!
it is really good that, they have been able to gather the funds in such tight economical situation…
“Netviewer is also moving into the area of interactive Web TV, combining real-time desktop sharing with video.”
I would greatly appreciate some further information on this topic. Is Netviewer setting up a site similar to Youtube? What types of videos will it be playing? Can anyone post a video?