Last deal

$40M

Amount

Series A

Stage

21.05.2001

Date

1

all rounds

$40M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Lawson Software is an enterprise resource planning platform that provides software and services to enhance business processes.

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founded date

01.01.1975

founders

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

The company offers a range of industry-specific solutions, including financial management, business intelligence, asset management, performance management, supply chain management, service management, manufacturing operations, project management, talent management, human resource management, and workforce management software. Lawson Software also provides consulting, maintenance, and support services to various industries, such as equipment service management and rental, fashion, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, public sector, and service industries. The company markets and sells its products primarily through a direct sales force and strategic alliances with systems integrators and resellers, and it operates worldwide. The company's mission is to make its clients successful by implementing and maintaining value-adding enterprise software, and it believes that simpler is better.
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organization founded

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Employee Profiles
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Jem Townell

Business development and sales operations director - m3 consulting services emea and na

Shawn Harding

Contract recruiter at lawson software

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Support engineer

Christine O'Connell

Attorney, global immigration compliance

Cary Conover

Principal systems consultant

Bruno Cabaret

Product manager senior

Charlie Walters

Service director

Cheryl Turk-Peterson

Marketing communications manager

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