Vontoo
closedVontoo, a marketing communication platform, enables companies to send and track voice messages tailored to the recipients' interests.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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| N/A | €0.0 | round | |
| investor investor investor | €0.0 | round | |
| N/A | $190k | Seed | |
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
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Established in 2005, Vontoo operated as a communications software company specializing in automated, permission-based voice messaging. The company was founded by Dustin Sapp and was headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Sapp, a 2001 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology alumnus, had prior entrepreneurial experience, having also co-founded Nolnk, a medical device sales solutions company, before his venture with Vontoo. Vontoo secured a total of $3.38 million in funding from investors including EDF Ventures and Gravity Ventures through various stages, including early-stage venture capital and debt financing.
Vontoo's core offering was a web-based, do-it-yourself voice messaging application that enabled organizations to create, send, and track personalized audio messages. The platform utilized voice over IP (VoIP) technology to deliver communications to any type of phone, catering to a wide range of industries such as retail, entertainment, business-to-business, government, and non-profits. A key feature of the system was its use of dynamic content building, which allowed for the creation of messages tailored to individual recipients based on their preferences and demographics, a departure from standard single-message voice blasts. Revenue was generated based on the usage of its voice broadcasting and interactive video solutions.
After several years of operation and attracting over 1,000 customers, including retail chains, professional sports organizations, and Fortune 500 companies, Vontoo was acquired by One Call Now on June 7, 2011. The acquisition was part of One Call Now's strategy to expand its customer base in the education and business markets. As part of the deal, Vontoo's Indianapolis office was maintained, and all its employees joined the One Call Now team.
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