Redmond, WA, Jan. 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ivycorp, creators of Ivytalk®, a next-generation enterprise messaging network for businesses and organizations, is pleased to announce that it has received an initial $1M in Series A investment capital from a combination of investors led by the Women’s Venture Capital Fund.
"Ivycorp is a great example of the large and growing pipeline of women entrepreneurs building capital-efficient but scalable businesses," said Helen MacKenzie, Managing Director at the Women’s Venture Capital Fund. "Mary Jesse, Ivycorp’s CEO, embodies the entrepreneurial spirit that we look for in our investments. Mary’s successful track record as an engineer and telecommunications executive ensures the level of leadership required to bring a vital new messaging technology to market."
"Our technology has been under development since 2008, and now Ivytalk is ready to make the most of market opportunities," said Mary Jesse, Ivycorp’s CEO. "Through a $2M Series A investment round, we are launching Ivytalk in targeted industries and applications including emergency management, utility notification, retail, and hospitality. We are extremely honored to have the support of such a prestigious and knowledgeable group of investors as we bring Ivytalk to market."
Ivytalk sets a new standard for ease of use in creating, organizing, and delivering information to mobile devices and social media, as well as the ability to reach virtually any web-enabled device. Ivytalk provides a simple interface that can seamlessly navigate diverse systems, transcending the complexities of each network and system.
About the Women’s Venture Capital Fund
The Women’s Venture Capital Fund invests in women entrepreneurs and the rapidly expanding pipeline of gender-diverse management teams who are creating capital-efficient companies with significant worldwide markets, credible business models, and unique proprietary value to propel rapid and high growth rates. We see this nexus offering epic opportunities for wealth creation.
For more information visit www.womensvcfund.com
About Ivycorp
Ivytalk® provides businesses and organizations with access to a secure, network-based, enterprise-level group-messaging solution that is unparalleled in usability, scalability, and performance. Ivytalk takes group messaging to a new level with its ability to support millions of simultaneous users, two-way messaging capabilities, mobile-device independence, and best-of-breed management tools for easily organizing and distributing messages to targeted audiences. Ivytalk can be customized to promote brand awareness and provide interactive communication between businesses and consumers - organizations and members - agencies and volunteers. Ivytalk provides an affordable and highly effective solution for delivering information via familiar and universally accepted devices.
For more information visit Ivytalk.com