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March 1, 2005
Movaris Secures $10 Million in Financing
Adobe Ventures and Granite Ventures Invest in Software Pioneer for Sarbanes-Oxley and Financial Control Management
Cupertino, CA — March 1, 2005 — Movaris©, the leading provider of financial control management (FCM) software and services, today announced that the company secured $10 million in its third round of financing. Adobe Ventures and Granite Ventures co-led the round. In addition, Movaris’s previous institutional investors MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures and Redpoint Ventures also participated. Movaris will use the funding to expand its sales, professional services, and development organizations to meet the rapidly expanding demands of the market for Sarbanes-Oxley and financial control management applications.
“With dozens of successful customer implementations, Movaris has demonstrated impressive leadership in the market for SOX compliance and financial control management applications,” said Chris Hollenbeck, managing director at Granite and new Movaris board member. “Movaris has assembled an exceptional team that is uniquely qualified to address this market. Combine that with innovative technology that brings much-needed automation to finance organizations, and we think you have the best solution for the customer.”
“Last year, public companies spent billions of dollars implementing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance measures with manual processes,” said Eric Keller, chief executive officer of Movaris. “In 2005, thousands of companies face the on-going cost of compliance. Movaris Certainty© drives dramatic reduction in these costs. In addition, our software simultaneously provides a foundation of critical and timely management information to reduce the number and magnitude of issues, and improve financial control environments.”
About Adobe Ventures
Adobe Systems Incorporated formally launched a targeted venture capital partnership in 1994 with Granite Ventures, LLC (formerly H&Q Venture Associates) to invest in innovative companies strategic to Adobe's business. The strength and experience of Adobe, partnered with the endorsement and investing experience of Granite Ventures, makes the Adobe Ventures funding model unique, and allows the entrepreneur access to additional resources within one program.
About Granite Ventures
Granite Ventures has been helping early-stage technology companies build solid foundations for success since 1992. We focus our investments in the communications and software sectors where our partners have deep domain expertise, broad industry knowledge, and significant investment experience. Granite has managed over $700 million in venture capital and has invested in more than 80 private companies. We partner with promising and successful entrepreneurs to create businesses that have a competitive edge and help them achieve category leadership.
About Movaris
Movaris is an enterprise software company dedicated to helping organizations achieve complete compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and to improving their financial control environments, quickly and cost-effectively. Customers range from large firms, such as Procter & Gamble, Kmart and Boise Cascade, to smaller companies such as ESI and Sun Healthcare. Movaris is based in Cupertino, California, with offices in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, and Pittsburgh.
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