$3M Assist for Assistly

1/4/11

San Francisco-based Assistly, a 2009-vintage startup in the “social CRM” space alongside companies like Get Satisfaction and Zendesk, said today that it has raised $3 million in new funding. The money came from Bullpen Capital, Index Ventures, Social Leverage, True Ventures, and individual investor Kenny Van Zant. The company, which offers a collaborative Web-based desktop for customer support professionals, said the funds will help it accelerate software development and sales and marketing initiatives.

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