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{{Infobox company
| name = SignalDemand
| logo = SignalDemand logo.svg
| fate = Acquired by [[PROS (company)|PROS]]
| founded = {{start date and age|2004}}
| founder = Michael R. Neal
| defunct = {{end date and age|2013}}
| location = [[San Francisco, California]]
| industry = [[Price optimization]]<BR>[[Food industry]]
}}

'''SignalDemand''' was a provider of [[price optimization software]] for large food manufacturers. It was founded in 2004 by Michael R. Neal and was based in [[San Francisco]] with its European headquarters in [[London]]. SignalDemand delivered solutions as a [[software as a service]] (SaaS). In 2013, the company was acquired by [[PROS (company)|PROS]].

Customers included major meat and food producers such as [[Fonterra]],<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fonterra-selects-signaldemand-for-predictive-analytics-and-optimization-123744849.html | title=Fonterra Selects SignalDemand for Predictive Analytics and Optimization | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> [[Conagra]],<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://newsroom.ibm.com/2011-11-10-IBM-SignalDemand-Team-With-ConAgra-Mills-to-Help-Customers-Adapt-to-Shifting-Market-Conditions-With-Analytics-1 | title=IBM, SignalDemand Team With ConAgra Mills to Help Customers Adapt to Shifting Market Conditions With Analytics | publisher=[[IBM]] | date=November 10, 2011}}</ref> and [[Hormel]].<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hormel-foods-extends-agreement-with-signaldemand-for-predictive-analytics-120055419.html | title=Hormel Foods Extends Agreement with SignalDemand for Predictive Analytics | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=April 18, 2011}}</ref>

Investors included Interwest Partners, [[Hummer Winblad Venture Partners]], General Catalyst Partners, and Catamount Ventures.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Anthony | last=Ha | work=[[VentureBeat]] | date=April 16, 2008 | url=https://venturebeat.com/2008/04/16/price-setting-company-signaldemand-gets-20m/ | title=Price-setting Company SignalDemand Gets $20 Million}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Ben | last=Worthen | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=April 16, 2008 | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-BB-830 | title=Finding the Next Billion-Dollar Tech Company | url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=April 16, 2008 | url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/signaldemand-raises-20-million-in-new-round/ | title=SignalDemand Raises $20 Million in New Round}}</ref>

In December 2013, [[PROS (company)|PROS]] acquired the company for $13.5 million.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131216006352/en/PROS-Announces-Acquisition-of-SignalDemand | title=PROS Announces Acquisition of SignalDemand | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=December 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/12/16/pros-aims-to-boost-its-pricing-savvy-with-13-5m-signaldemand-buy/ | title=PROS aims to boost its pricing savvy with $13.5M SignalDemand buy | first=Jordan | last=Novet | work=[[VentureBeat]] | date=December 16, 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2013 mergers and acquisitions]]
[[Category:Defunct software companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Manufacturing software]]
[[Category:Software companies established in 2004]]

SignalDemand - Revision history

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