November 22 2006
Skelta Software Raises First Round Venture Capital
Skelta Software, a privately held software product company
headquartered in Bangalore, India and a leading BPM Workflow
vendor specializing in enterprise-wide Business Process
Management (BPM) workflow software solutions for small to
large-sized businesses worldwide announced recently that it has
secured $1.5 Million in venture capital funding from SIDBI
Venture Capital Limited (SVCL).
Skelta will utilize the funds to further broaden product
development, and expand its sales and marketing efforts.
Skelta Software provides innovative products and solutions for
the BPM market worldwide. Skelta has been named as one of Asia’s
100 fastest growing private companies by Red Herring. Skelta was
also the winner of NASSCOM’s IT Innovation award and was
recently chosen to receive the coveted Deloitte Technology Fast
50 India Award. One of the few software product companies to
serve a global market from India, Skelta has over 300 customers
in Europe, USA and Asia-Pacific regions. Skelta’s flagship
product, Skelta BPM.NET is an award winning BPM workflow
software that is built on today's cutting-edge Microsoft .NET,
XML, and web services technologies.
Commenting about the funding, Sanjay Shah, CEO, Skelta Software
said “This funding comes at a critical juncture in Skelta’s
growth. We are poised to extend our footprints in other regions
and the funding will catalyze the expansion of our sales,
marketing and engineering efforts. I am delighted that a reputed
investor like SIDBI Ventures has reposed confidence in our
vision and strategy; it reinforces our position as BPM software
vendor of choice in the BPM marketplace.”
Ajay Kapur, CEO, SIDBI Venture Capital said “Within a short span
of time, Skelta Software has managed to carve out a defined
niche for itself in the global BPM space. Skelta has
demonstrated that it has what it takes to succeed as a product
company in a global arena. We are excited to be part of this
venture and welcome this opportunity to participate in Skelta’s
growth”.