ClearSlide Remote Now Available for Android

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - May 21, 2013

ClearSlide, provider of the leading sales engagement platform, today announced the availability of the ClearSlide Remote app for Android users. ClearSlide Remote is a must have for in-person meetings. It enables users to "wow" their prospects by controlling their ClearSlide presentations right from their smartphone. Users can navigate between slides or even switch between presentations seamlessly, allowing them to answer questions and handle objections on the fly. ClearSlide Remote is included for ClearSlide subscribers and is now available in the Google Play store.

Key Features of ClearSlide Remote:

• Large buttons to easily move between slides
• Easily switch between presentations
• Keep an eye on the audience with tap action notifications
• Preview slides option to jump to relevant slide
• Select slide modekeep slide preview active while presenting
• Pitch recap provided upon end of the session
• Set an access code for your presentation via the app
• Easily search for presentations and jump directly to them

What are customers saying about ClearSlide Remote?

Easy and intuitive
"This app is very intuitive. It makes it easy to present and share slides with local and remote viewers just using my phone. There is no lag when switching slides or even presentation decks. Selecting presentations and even individual slides is fast and easy. This app makes me an my company look like we are on the leading edge of technology." --Greg Hahn

Amazing
"Not only does this app work flawlessly, the "wow" factor during in person meetings sells itself. Clients are continually impressed when I am able to switch between decks and slides with no lag in the presentation. Not having to walk back to a laptop or have someone click "next" when you're ready to move forward is clutch" --Ashdnd

Sleek and Professional
"The ability to have my collateral anywhere I go is amazing. This app makes any in-person encounter as easy as "why don't you just go to my link." --lambshank

About ClearSlide

ClearSlide is the leading sales engagement platform that empowers sales teams with the confidence to engage customers and close more business. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., ClearSlide serves thousands of customers, including Rackspace, The Wall Street Journal, LinkedIn, and CA Technologies.

Read the ClearSlide blog to learn more.

ClearSlide Acquires SlideRocket to Expand its Rich Presentation Capabilities for Sales Teams

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - March 5, 2013

ClearSlide, provider of the leading sales engagement platform, today announced the acquisition of SlideRocket from VMware, Inc. By integrating SlideRocket's breakthrough presentation innovations into ClearSlide, ClearSlide will further enable sales teams to engage customers more effectively and close more business. The acquisition has been approved and closed, effective immediately.

Founded in 2006 and with more than one million users, SlideRocket reinvented presentations by adding interactive capabilities like video, audio, rich media, and analytics in a hosted platform to elevate storytelling and deliver tangible results.

"ClearSlide is excited to extend the SlideRocket content creation capabilities to sales teams who need to communicate with interactive media to their customers and accelerate the sales cycle. We're thrilled to welcome the SlideRocket team, customers and extended community to the ClearSlide family," shared Al Lieb, CEO of ClearSlide.

"SlideRocket has always been focused on helping teams communicate ideas more effectively," said Chuck Dietrich, vice president and general manager, VMware. "Bringing SlideRocket's creative presentation production capabilities to the ClearSlide platform gives our collective customers much more power through the full sales process, from content creation to closing the deal."

With the acquisition of SlideRocket, ClearSlide is committed to providing continuity for current SlideRocket customers. Over time, the SlideRocket rich media features will be integrated into the ClearSlide platform, so that customers will have access to one simple and powerful solution for engaging prospects and customers. Additionally, presentation analytics information will be integrated so that sales leaders will have quantifiable data on the effectiveness of content and its impact on the sales cycle.

About ClearSlide

ClearSlide is the leading sales engagement platform that empowers sales teams with the confidence to engage customers and close more business. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., ClearSlide serves thousands of customers, including Rackspace, The Wall Street Journal, LinkedIn, and CA Technologies.

Read the ClearSlide blog to learn more.

ClearSlide Expands Executive Team to Support Rapid Growth

ClearSlide Appoints SVP, Enterprise Sales, CMO, and VP of Talent to Expand Penetration into Key Enterprise Accounts, Increase Market Presence, and Attract Top Talent

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - February 28, 2013

With strong market adoption and customer demand for its leading sales engagement platform, ClearSlide today announced the appointment of three top executives: Carlos Delatorre, Senior Vice-President, Enterprise Sales, Carol Carpenter, Chief Marketing Officer, and Carmela Krantz, Vice-President, Talent and Human Resources. With years of industry experience at leading companies including DynamicOps, Trend Micro, and Ariat International, these executives are joining ClearSlide to lead the company in its rapid growth.

"In the past year, ClearSlide has experienced explosive growth. We're continuing to attract strong talent and have more than tripled our employee base to meet current and future demand for ClearSlide's sales engagement platform," said Al Lieb, CEO, ClearSlide. "From product development to sales to customer service, we strive for excellence in everything we do. We are pleased to welcome these proven executives to the ClearSlide team to drive our business forward."

Carlos Delatorre, Senior Vice-President, Enterprise Sales

As Senior Vice-President, Worldwide Enterprise Sales, Carlos will oversee ClearSlide's Enterprise Sales team, developing the team's overall strategy and attracting large enterprise clients. Carlos brings 20 years of enterprise sales experience to ClearSlide. Prior to ClearSlide, Carlos was Senior Vice-President of Sales for DynamicOps, a VMWare, Inc. company, where his team led the company to a leadership position in Enterprise Cloud Automation by delivering 300% growth in 2011 and 2012. A software industry veteran, Carlos has years of experience in building sales teams at pre-acquisition start-ups including his roles at BMC Software, BladeLogic, IMlogic, and Oblix.

Carol Carpenter, Chief Marketing Officer, ClearSlide

As a key member of the ClearSlide executive team, Carol will be responsible for growing ClearSlide's marketing team and will oversee all marketing strategy and initiatives at ClearSlide. Before joining ClearSlide, Carol was General Manager of Consumer and Small Business for Trend Micro. In that role, Carol led and managed global strategy, sales, development, marketing, and alliances, resulting in 300% business growth. A technology industry veteran, Carol has held previous marketing leadership roles at startups like Keynote Systems, Enviz, and Tumbleweed and established leaders like Apple.

Carmela Krantz, Vice-President, Talent and Human Resources, ClearSlide

As Vice-President, Talent and Human Resources at ClearSlide, Carmela will lead the Human Resources team, partnering with ClearSlide's leadership team to build an inspired culture and implement strategic and tactical HR initiatives focused on achieving business objectives. With goals to attract and retain top talent from across industries, Carmela will be instrumental in meeting ClearSlide's aggressive goals to double the number of employees every year.

Carmela Krantz joins ClearSlide after over six years as the Vice-President of Human Resources at Ariat International, a global company that creates advanced performance footwear and apparel for top equestrian athletes worldwide. Carmela has more than 20 years of experience serving as Vice-President of Human Resources at a number of other top Bay Area companies, including Design Within Reach, Reactivity, Linuxcare, Sydran Services, Sesame Street Retail Stores, and Gymboree.

About ClearSlide

ClearSlide is the leading sales engagement platform that empowers sales teams with the confidence to engage customers and close more business. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., ClearSlide serves thousands of customers, including Rackspace, The Wall Street Journal, LinkedIn, and CA Technologies.

For more information on ClearSlide, visit www.clearslide.com.

ClearSlide Launches Mobile Initiative to Reinvent Field Sales

ClearSlide Outside harnesses the power and flexibility of mobile devices to align sales teams and enable sales to close more business, faster

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - February 25, 2013

ClearSlide, provider of the leading web-based sales engagement platform, today announced ClearSlide Outside - a mobile set of products designed to deliver pitches, presentations, and proposals to engage customers more effectively and shorten sales cycles. With busy travel schedules, field sales people rely on mobile technology to stay continually connected with customers and colleagues. ClearSlide's mobile products enable sales teams to engage customers and sell more effectively while on the road, while still allowing them to stay connected to their team.

"To build a successful sales organization, field sales reps need to have access to the collateral and information needed to have personalized conversations with prospects and customers," said Al Lieb, CEO, ClearSlide. "Today thousands of customers depend on ClearSlide as their sales engagement solution to engage customers and close business faster. With our innovative mobile platform initiative, ClearSlide is transforming the way field sales organizations sell on the road by giving them quick and easy access to their collateral, but also providing them with in-depth analytics and insight into how their collateral is being used."

Once reliant on bulky laptops, cumbersome applications, and spotty Internet connections, field sales reps are increasingly using smart phones, tablets, and web technologies throughout the selling process. The ClearSlide Outside mobile initiative enables field sales people to seamlessly deliver presentations, monitor deals, and communicate valuable sales analytics information to their team and sales management - all while away from their desks and on the road.

"We sync our presentations to our iPads and take them out in the field," shared Leslie Serpas, Market Sales Manager for ApartmentGuide.com. In a small market, it is very important to be able to meet with our clients in person.ClearSlide Outside is easy and works very well by allowing us to customize presentations for each specific client we are meeting with."

ClearSlide Remote

Additionally, ClearSlide is announcing ClearSlide Remote - an iPhone app that enables sales people to select and drive their presentations from their iPhone. Useful for in-person group presentations, ClearSlide Remote ensures that sales reps have reliable access to their presentations from any location along with a simple interface to advance through presentations, while still engaging with their audience.

ClearSlide Outside: Reinventing Field Sales

Designed specifically for mobile devices, yet fully integrated with the ClearSlide web-based platform, ClearSlide Outside has an intuitive, mobile-optimized interface that allows sales teams to access their key pieces of collateral, presentations, and proposal documents from anywhere. Gone are the days of missed pitch opportunities - sales teams can now dive into their content on the go, even without access to the Internet.

About the ClearSlide Platform

ClearSlide was built by salespeople for salespeople, with mobility in mind. By giving sales teams a single, modern, web-based platform through which they communicate with their customers and prospects, ClearSlide revolutionizes the sales engagement process through a platform for email pitches, in-person meetings, or phone calls. Companies use ClearSlide's analytics to identify, and standardize best practices, optimize collateral, and to tie sales activity to sales results.

More information on the ClearSlide platform and innovative product features that are helping sales professionals win more deals can be found at: www.clearslide.com

About ClearSlide

ClearSlide is the leading sales engagement platform that empowers sales teams with the confidence to engage customers and close more business. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., ClearSlide serves thousands of customers, including Rackspace, The Wall Street Journal, LinkedIn, and CA Technologies.

For more information on ClearSlide, visit www.clearslide.com.

ClearSlide Raises $28 Million in Expansion Capital

Company driving increased revenue for its customers and transforming sales teams

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - August 29, 2012

ClearSlide today announced that it has raised $28 million in Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), with participation from existing investors Greylock Partners and Felicis Ventures. Byron Deeter, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, and John M. Jack, former Chief Executive Officer and President of Fortify Software, have joined ClearSlide's board of directors.

ClearSlide transforms enterprise sales teams by giving them a single, modern, cloud-based platform on which to communicate with their customers and prospects, whether in-person, over the phone, or via email. Companies use ClearSlide's analytics to keep their sales teams on message, identify and standardize best practices, and optimize collateral. For sales reps, ClearSlide removes technology friction, encourages teamwork, and highlights customer interest. ClearSlide is 100% focused on providing a broad, integrated product platform that helps enterprise sales teams drive more revenue.

"At BVP, we've been fortunate to work with and help nurture some of the largest businesses in the SaaS industry, which has given us strong insight into the key growth drivers and metrics of leading cloud companies," said Byron Deeter. "I was really impressed by ClearSlide's team, as well as their operating metrics and rate of market adoption. There is extremely strong customer demand for their offering and we're thrilled to work closely with ClearSlide in their next stage of hyper growth."

ClearSlide will use the new funding to rapidly expand the team, invest in new products and technologies, open new offices, and expand marketing. The company has quickly grown to more than 100 employees with plans to more than double headcount in San Francisco and New York.

"We see a huge opportunity before us. I'm excited that our latest round of funding gives us the resources to expand even faster," said Al Lieb, CEO and co-founder of ClearSlide. "I'm truly proud of what our team has built to date, honored by the passion and loyalty from our customers, and look forward to the size and scope of what we will build in the coming year."

ClearSlide's customer base is expanding rapidly and includes companies from a wide range of verticals, including media, technology, business and financial services. Industry-leading companies such as CareerBuilder, Expedia, Gannett, Rackspace, Shazam and The Weather Channel rely on ClearSlide daily for customer communications across their sales team.

"We ran a detailed study on the impact of using ClearSlide within our sales team," said Andrew Garcia, Media Sales & Marketing Manager at Wayfair. "In Q2, we saw a 60% higher close rate for the companies we pitched using ClearSlide, compared to our traditional average. We also clearly saw that the reps that used ClearSlide the most also closed the most business."

More information on the ClearSlide platform and innovative product features that are helping sales professionals win more deals can be found at: www.clearslide.com

About ClearSlide

ClearSlide provides the leading cloud-based sales communication platform designed specifically to meet the needs of enterprise sales professionals and help close more business. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., ClearSlide is funded by top Silicon Valley investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Greylock Partners and Felicis Ventures. ClearSlide was a winner of the Red Herring's Top 100 Americas award, a prestigious award honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.

For more information on ClearSlide, visit www.clearslide.com.

About Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) is a global venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, Cambridge, Mass., New York, Mumbai and Herzliya, Israel. BVP delivers the broadest platform in venture capital spanning across industries, geographies, generations and stages of company growth. From Staples to Skype, VeriSign to Yelp, LinkedIn to Pinterest, BVP has helped incubate and support companies that have anchored tidal shifts in the economy. More than 100 BVP-funded companies have gone public on exchanges in North America, Europe and Asia.

Bessemer Venture Partners has been a leading investor in Cloud Computing for more than 12 years, supporting early pioneers in this high-growth market including Postini, Cyota, Trigo, and VeriSign. During this time, BVP has invested in more than 50 Cloud Computing companies that are driving this market transformation. BVP's current cloud portfolio is one of the largest in the venture capital industry and includes leading public and private companies such as Box, Broadsoft (BSFT), Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD), DocuSign, Eloqua (ELOQ), LifeLock, LinkedIn (LNKD), Shopify, Twilio, and Wix. For more information, visit http://www.bvp.com/cloud.

CareerBuilder, Gannett, ShareThis and Wayfair Select ClearSlide To Power Their Sales Teams

Company accelerates hiring, opens new headquarters and appoints CFO

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - May 21, 2012

ClearSlide today announced that CareerBuilder, Gannett Co. Inc., ShareThis and Wayfair have all chosen ClearSlide as the communications platform to power their sales teams and drive higher performance, productivity and efficiency. ClearSlide, the leading cloud-based communications platform designed specifically for enterprise sales teams, also announced it has achieved over 400 percent year-over-year revenue growth since 2010. The rapid climb in revenue results from the company's continued success in establishing the ClearSlide platform as a key competitive advantage for today's modern sales organizations.

"Our salespeople are better because of ClearSlide. They are more effective in helping our customers and are closing business in record time," said Brent Rasmussen, President North America, CareerBuilder. "After years of simply 'getting by' using a hodgepodge of sales communications tools that only addressed some of our needs, we finally have a solution that is all encompassing and allows us to pitch and close deals in a fraction of the time it took before."

ClearSlide has fast become the sales platform of choice across a range of industries, including media, online retail, recruiting, technology, and business services. Among the hundreds of new customers ClearSlide added in 2012 are CareerBuilder, the global leader in human capital solutions; Gannett, a media company with a large network of broadcast, digital, mobile and publishing properties; ShareThis, a leading Web platform for social media and content sharing; and Wayfair, the largest online-only retailer for home goods. They join ClearSlide's customer roster of industry leaders including Rackspace, Expedia and Dow Jones.

"ClearSlide was initially introduced to us by one salesperson, but within three months, our entire media sales team was on the platform," said Andrew Garcia, Local Media Manager for Wayfair. "If you look at sales activities from the past six months, ClearSlide has been involved in more than half of our successful deals."

Sales teams are increasingly adopting ClearSlide because the platform allows for an easier, more intuitive way to interact with customers and deliver rich customer experiences. Large enterprise sales teams can stay on message and share best practices, even across distant remote offices. Sales people gain peace of mind by being able to reliably share collateral, enabling them to focus on selling. And with ClearSlide analytics, sales and marketing organizations can see what is driving sales to better align sales and marketing resources.

ClearSlide recently opened its new headquarters on the 37th floor of 525 Market Street, in the heart of San Francisco's financial district, and will soon be opening offices in New York. ClearSlide's staff has grown 4x in the past year. The company is quickly expanding its team and is currently recruiting for over 50 open positions. Key recent hires include Mark Lambert, CFO, who formerly held CFO positions at Blurb and Connexus Corporation, and Drew Daniels, Senior Director of Security and Compliance, formerly Director of Network & Security at Microsoft.

ClearSlide was recently selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Americas award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region. The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of hundreds from across North America by evaluating financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy and integration into their respective industries.

About ClearSlide

ClearSlide provides the leading cloud-based sales communications platform designed specifically to meet the communication needs of enterprise sales professionals to help them close more business. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., ClearSlide is funded by top Silicon Valley investors including Greylock Partners and Felicis Ventures.

For more information on ClearSlide, visit www.clearslide.com.

ClearSlide Secures $11 Million from Greylock and Felicis to Expand Sales Communications Platform

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Sept. 28, 2011

ClearSlide, provider of the leading cloud-based sales communications platform enabling sales professionals to close more business, today announced that it has received $11 million in Series A round funding from Silicon Valley investors led by Greylock Partners. Existing investor Felicis Ventures also participated in the round.

Since beginning operations two-and-a-half years ago under the leadership of successful Internet entrepreneur and Evite co-founder Al Lieb, CEO, and seasoned sales executive Jim Benton, COO, the company has grown to become a competitive advantage for top sales performers at powerhouse brands including Expedia, Rackspace and Dow Jones.

"ClearSlide has built something really special: a platform specifically for sales people that makes it extremely easy to communicate with customers," said John Lilly, partner at Greylock Partners. "They replace the awful, cumbersome tools - with something that's radically simpler - and they've built an incredibly rapidly growing customer base."

Time and productivity are of the essence in sales, particularly in competitive markets. Customer relationship management systems cover back office processes for sales, marketing and service. However, when it comes to client-facing communications, such as connecting over the phone, sending proposals or meeting in person, sales people have had to painstakingly assemble a hodgepodge of generic and often unpredictable tools, including email, file upload sites, web conferencing and streaming video.

In contrast, ClearSlide provides a centralized, easy-to-use and reliable cloud-based platform that is fast becoming the standard communication platform sales teams rely on daily. It cuts through the usual delays and clutter, delivers valuable analytics, and helps sales teams become dynamic contributors to business growth. Through a personalized or company-branded URL, the sales professional and customer connect in one click. A company's full breadth of collateral, including all files and videos, are seamlessly and immediately accessible. It's a compelling first impression of speed, efficiency and sales smarts.

"At Rackspace, we are in the business of providing Fanatical Support to our customers," said Scott White, vice president of sales, Rackspace Hosting. "And we can rely on ClearSlide to help us quickly communicate our value to customers and make every second count. I've heard over and over again from our sales team Rackers how indispensable ClearSlide has become for them."

"We focus on providing sales organizations with the gold standard in sales communications," said Lieb. "We've connected with thousands of sales teams and we listen very closely to their daily challenges. ClearSlide's growth is rocketing because we deliver services that precisely solve our customers' needs and directly increase their revenues."

ClearSlide is continuously extending its product line, and plans to introduce additional advanced analytics and field sales products in the Fall.

"ClearSlide's ability to use improved communications to drive action and revenue sets them apart. This was one of the fastest investment decisions I've ever made," said Aydin Senkut, founder and managing director at Felicis Ventures.

About ClearSlide

ClearSlide provides the leading cloud-based sales communication platform designed specifically to meet the communication needs of enterprise sales professionals to help them close more business. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., ClearSlide is funded by top Silicon Valley investors including Greylock Partners and Felicis Ventures. Expedia, Rackspace and Dow Jones count among ClearSlide's customers.

For more information on ClearSlide, visit www.clearslide.com.