Cupertino, CA
Went public 2/15/2000 at $18 apiece
Filing Range: 4.5 mil. shares @ $14 to $16
Shares Outstanding: 34.82 mil. shares
Underwriters: Robertson Stephens
Dain Rauscher Wessels/Thomas Weisel Partners
FINANCIALS
(Data except per-share in $ thousands)
Y/E Y/E
12/98 12/99
Total Revenue $12,465 $17,588
Net Loss -17,440 -23,137
Net Loss Per Share -3.44 -4.34
The Company:
Chordiant provides e-business infrastructure software that enables companies to offer their customers personalized marketing, sales programs, e-business services and customer support across multiple communication channels. These channels include the internet, e-mail systems, automated telephony self-service systems, and customer service representatives in call centers and retail outlets. The company’s products are designed to allow its clients: develop a comprehensive single view of the customer; use automated, sophisticated decision making processes; offer their customers consistent experiences across multiple communications channels; and utilize standard and customizable business services. Chordiant’s software product, Customer Communications Solution, or CCS, is licensed to our customers as a complete e-business infrastructure system. CCS comes available with the following customer facing applications: a customer service representative application, a web communications interface application and an e-mail communications interface application. Regardless of the customer-facing application(s) chosen, CCS includes business management, operations management and customer case management capabilities. Choridant customers include Bank One International, Cable & Wireless Communications, Canadian Tire Acceptance Limited, Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. and Metropolitan Life.
Proceeds:
Working capital and other general corporate purposes, including repayment of debt.
Venture Backers:
First Plaza Group Trust, Foundation Capital, T.Rowe Price Threshold Partnerships, Battery Ventures, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Norwest Venture Capital, Charter Ventures, Vertex Investment
Board Members:
Oliver Curme, Battery Ventures July 1996
Kathryn Gould, Foundation Capital July 1996