Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks
London-based Inforcer announced Thursday a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners — the latest sign of investor interest in a category of startup solving a very mundane problem: most small businesses can’t afford an in-house IT department, so they outsource it to managed service providers, or MSPs. Inforcer builds the software those MSPs use to manage all of their small- and medium-size business clients’ Microsoft 365 accounts from a single platform. Companies like Inforcer have attracted increased VC interest due to growing market demand.
- ▪London-based Inforcer announced Thursday a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners — the latest sign of investor interest in a category of startup solving a very mundane problem: most small businesses can’t afford an in-house IT
- ▪Inforcer builds the software those MSPs use to manage all of their small- and medium-size business clients’ Microsoft 365 accounts from a single platform.
- ▪Companies like Inforcer have attracted increased VC interest due to growing market demand.
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London-based Inforcer announced Thursday a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners — the latest sign of investor interest in a category of startup solving a very mundane problem: most small businesses can’t afford an in-house IT department, so they outsource it to managed service providers, or MSPs. Inforcer builds the software those MSPs use to manage all of their small- and medium-size business clients’ Microsoft 365 accounts from a single platform. Companies like Inforcer have attracted increased VC interest due to growing market demand. Especially with AI and security risks, running an in-house IT department has become increasingly complicated, so more outfits are turning to MSP experts to handle it.
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