Tag: Sword Soft Ltd

Mar 09 2008

Investing in a dot.com/SaaS business: a history

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, SaaS, Vendors
9 March 2008

In the late 1990s and into the first year or so of the 21st century, the dot.com boom say billions invested in new online ventures across great swathes of industry and commerce. The global architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry was no different. Millions were pumped into new start-ups by venture capitalists, business angels and …

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Mar 07 2008

CTSpace sold for just £6.5m

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Internet, SaaS, Vendors
7 March 2008

Further to Tuesday’s post about the former BuildOnline construction collaboration technology business, I have been piecing together more of the corporate changes leading up to Sword Group‘s acquisition of CTSpace. In the process, I have found a reference to the amount paid by Sword to acquire CTSpace in December 2007 – which, in view of the …