BEA Systems

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$50M

Amount

Series A

Stage

01.01.1995

Date

1

all rounds

$50M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
BEA Systems designs and supports software for large organizations' critical business processes.

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founded date

01.01.1995

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

BEA Systems offers an open, integrated middleware software platform called the Enterprise Transaction Framework, which includes BEA TUXEDO, a software engine that manages transactions and communications for enterprise-wide applications. The company's products provide a middleware software infrastructure that supports thousands of simultaneous users distributed worldwide. They also offer professional services to provide complete solutions to their customers. Recently, BEA Systems was acquired by Oracle, with the aim of accelerating innovation and delivering a comprehensive middleware portfolio that spans various technologies.
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Date 
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Lead 
01.01.1995
2
$50M
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Bill Coleman
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