Cisco Investments joined existing backers including Salesforce Ventures in a round that took the total raised by the customer data tracking company to almost $160m.
US-based customer data software provider Gainsight completed a $52m series E round on Tuesday that included the corporate venturing units operated by networking technology manufacturer Cisco and enterprise software provider Salesforce.
Venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, which included Battery Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) and Insight Venture Partners, while Salesforce and Cisco invested through their Salesforce Ventures and Cisco Investments unit respectively.
Gainsight develops software that uses big data analytics to track customer…
