ReadyTech Makes €1M Investment in Dutch Startup Surfly
Strategic Partnership Sets Stage to Advance Online Training Delivery
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ReadyTech (www.readytech.com), a global IT training solution provider, today announced it has made a €1M investment in startup Surfly (www.surfly.com), a provider of real-time web sharing technology solutions. ReadyTech will use the Surfly co-browsing product as a key technology component in its market-leading online training software. In addition, the companies have signed a wide ranging cooperation agreement under which they will share resources and jointly contribute to the development of the Surfly product.
"Co-browsing is a critical technology for providing innovative training solutions to the online training market. We looked at the different co-browsing solutions available and it became clear that Surfly's co-browsing technology would be an ideal complement to our existing training solutions," said Kevin Woodward, CEO of ReadyTech. "This investment and relationship allows both companies to focus our efforts on a single co-browsing product and provide better solutions in less time to each of our markets."
"We are very excited about this investment and relationship with ReadyTech because it will allow Surfly to accelerate product development and scale our sales and marketing," said Nicholas Piel, CEO of Surfly. "ReadyTech has a great track record as a successful software company and an impressive customer list. As a startup, Surfly stands to benefit greatly from this close relationship."
About ReadyTech
ReadyTech is a California-based software company and market leader that provides online training software to many of the largest technology companies in the world. For more information, visit www.readytech.com.
About Surfly
Surfly is an Amsterdam-based startup that provides a technically superior co-browsing solutions primarily to technical support organizations. For more information, visit www.surfly.com.
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