Leading Institutional Investors Join in Funding Web
Content Management Leader
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 15, 1999 - Interwoven Inc., today announced
that it has secured $19.2 million in a mezzanine funding round to be used
to support the company's continued market expansion and product development.
Led by J. & W. Seligman, additional new investors include Van Wagoner
Capital Management, Cambridge Technology Capital, Bluewater Capital Management,
Inc. and others. These investors join Interwoven's existing investors
Foundation Capital, Accel Partners, Integral Capital Partners, Draper
Fisher Jurvetson, JK&B Capital and Charter Ventures in this round. Interwoven's
total amount of private funding to date is $38.1 million. The sole placement
agent for the financing was Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group.
The company's previous round of funding (series D) was led by Foundation
Capital in November 1998 and totaled $7.9 million.
"Interwoven has represented a crown jewel in Foundation's portfolio,"
said Kathryn Gould, general partner at Foundation Capital. "The caliber
of the institutional investors that have joined us is further validation
of Interwoven's success and bright future."
The new investors cited several factors that attracted them to Interwoven.
These factors included the company's rapidly expanding customer base of
over 70 customers, the strength of the existing products as well as the
solid product roadmap and the overall strength of the Web content management
market.
"Interwoven has established itself as a clear leader in Web content management,"
said Bill Burnham, senior technology analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston.
"Its software is rapidly becoming critical to development and management
of some of the Internet's largest and most respected Web sites."
"Interwoven's successful business model and innovative technology make
it an excellent investment opportunity for Seligman," said Storm Boswick,
managing director at J. & W. Seligman & Co. "We were impressed by the
company's market potential and its marquee customer list, as well as its
highly experienced management team."
"Web content management represents a critical component of a strategic
practice at Cambridge Technology," said Barry Rosenbaum, managing director
of Cambridge Technology Capital Fund and vice president of Cambridge Technology
Partners (Nasdaq: CATP). "The Fund makes direct strategic investments
in companies where Cambridge's strong market presence and consulting and
integration expertise can add the greatest value. Interwoven clearly represents
a strong partnership and an important investment opportunity in the rapidly
growing eBusiness arena."
Interwoven, Inc. is a leading provider of content management for the
enterprise Web. Its flagship product, TeamSite, controls the development,
management and deployment of business-critical Web sites. As the platform
for eBusiness, Interwoven enables electronic commerce, customer relationship
management, supply chain management and knowledge management for Web leaders
and Fortune 1000 companies moving to the Web. TeamSite is available for
both the Sun Solaris and Microsoft NT operating systems. For more information
on the company and its software solutions, visit the Interwoven Web site
at www.interwoven.cn or e-mail
info@interwoven.com .
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