Nearly five months after announcing its $45 million Series B funding, workplace communication platform Beekeeper is adding an extra $5 million to the round.
The new investment comes from a partnership with Chicago-based Energize Ventures.
The deal brings the company’s total Series B funding to $50 million and its total overall funding to date to $76 million.
Beekeeper is an internal communication tool and app for non-desk workers that integrates with existing operational systems and helps managers keep frontline teams more productive.
Hilton, Marriott International and InterContinental Hotels Group are among the hospitality brands that leverage the platform.
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“As the digitization of the employee experience continues to gain global momentum, more and more companies are searching for innovative ways to connect with their frontline teams,” says Cristian Grossmann, co-founder and CEO of Beekeeper.
Grossman adds that the company is looking forward to “working closely with the leadership at Energize Ventures to expand Beekeeper’s reach and continue our mission to connect the unconnected.”
The Switzerland-based company says that the new funding will be used to increase its foothold in the growing energy and industrial markets.
Says Juan Muldoon, partner at Energize Ventures: “Beekeeper has already proven value and market fit in the retail and hospitality segments with tremendous momentum and blue-chip client relationships.
“We believe the company is well-positioned to be the collaboration platform of choice for industrial workers - from power plants and field crews to the manufacturing floor - and we’re committed to partnering with their team to get there.”
Daniel
Sztutwojner, chief customer officer and co-founder, says that Beekeeper “decided to partner with Energize Ventures not purely from a financial
standpoint, but rather a strategic one.
"We're excited to continue building
market share in industrial segments like utilities and energy as we have in
retail and hospitality already."