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LogMeIn acquires chatbot and AI startup Nanorep for up to $50M
LogMeIn, the company that provides authentication and other connectivity solutions for those who connect remotely to networks and services, has made another acquisition to expand the products it offers to customers, specifically in its new Bold360 CRM platform, launched in June. The company has picked up Nanorep, a startup out of Israel that develops chatbots and other AI-based tools to help people navigate self-service apps. LogMeIn is paying $45 million plus up to $5 million more in earn-outs based on performance and employees staying put over the next two years. Nanorep had raised just under $7 million from investors that included Titanium out of Russia (which had also backed Cloudyn, recently acquired by Microsoft), Oryzn Capital and OurCrowd. The startup already had around 500 large customers, including big names like FedEx, Toys"R"Us and Vodafone.
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LogMeIn bets big on AI for Indian customers - ETtech
In the last one year, many of the global customers of connectivity and authentication provider, LogMeIn often enquired about automation solutions to improve personalization for customer service interactions. William Wagner, CEO, LogMeIn decided to act upon it. They acquired Israel based Nanorep which creates chat bots and AI tools for customers. And India, Wagner believes is going to be one of their major markets for AI based solution." We have 500 customers in India like Tech Mahindra and Cognizant and with Nanorep, India will be one of our biggest markets."
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LogMeIn acquires chatbot and AI startup Nanorep for up to $50M
LogMeIn, the company that provides authentication and other connectivity solutions for those who connect remotely to networks and services, has made another acquisition to expand the products it offers to customers, specifically in its new Bold360 CRM platform, launched in June. The company has picked up Nanorep, a startup out of Israel that develops chatbots and other AI-based tools to help people navigate self-service apps. LogMeIn is paying $45 million plus up to $5 million more in earn-outs based on performance and employees staying put over the next two years. Nanorep had raised just under $7 million from investors that included Titanium out of Russia (which had also backed Cloudyn, recently acquired by Microsoft), Oryzn Capital and OurCrowd. The startup already had around 500 large customers, including big names like FedEx, Toys"R"Us and Vodafone.