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Syniverse to invest US$45m for minority stake in Vibes

02 June, 2016 at 10:59 AM

Posted by: George Malim

Syniverse to invest US$45m for minority stake in Vibes

Syniverse has announced a partnership that includes a US$45m investment for a minority stake in mobile marketing technology provider Vibes. The investment and resulting strategic partnership will enhance Syniverse’s end-to-end enterprise solutions by adding Vibes’ mobile-first CRM platform. The partnership will allow Vibes to expand its software into new global markets.

“Syniverse is proud to serve more than 1,500 mobile service providers, enterprises, ISPs and OTTs around the globe, and these customers increasingly need solutions to drive incremental business value via mobile,” said Stephen Gray, the president and CEO of Syniverse. “Vibes has helped some of the most successful brands, including Chipotle, Home Depot and Gap, unlock additional revenue through targeted mobile marketing campaigns. Together, we are uniquely positioned to help brands around the globe reach more consumers in ways that precisely track the return on their mobile marketing spend and accelerate the shift from lower-ROI email campaigns.

“After a thorough and deliberate process we believe Vibes is the best mobile engagement platform to scale across our global footprint,” added Gray. “We are very impressed with Vibes’ management and their technology platform. Our strategic collaboration will improve our product and presence in the enterprise markets as well as propel white-label opportunities and support for mobile network operators.”

As part of the investment, Vibes will bring to Syniverse a scaled, CMO-friendly platform that enhances the marketing cloud. Vibes also will support integration of its platform into the Syniverse customer offering with sales and go-to-market training support. The combination of Syniverse’s capabilities and international footprint with Vibes’ platform and expertise will enable the expansion of sophisticated mobile marketing capabilities in markets around the globe.

“This is a landmark moment for our company that will help us unlock new opportunities by expanding our reach into international markets,” said Vibes CEO and co-founder Jack Philbin. “We are really excited to work with Syniverse with its deep mobile expertise and global reach. Our software platform, Catapult, has been extremely successful in the U.S. market, and we’ve experienced strong demand from our customers to access this intuitive, powerful platform on a global scale. By partnering with Syniverse, we’ll be able to deliver incredible revenue-generating mobile marketing experiences to companies around the world, including those in the retail, financial services, travel and hospitality industries, as well as mobile operators, MVNOs and OTT providers.”


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Tags: CRM, marketing, mobile first, Stephen Gray, Syniverse

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