{{Infobox company | name = SignalDemand | logo = SignalDemand logo.svg | fate = Acquired by PROS | founded = {{start date and age|2004}} | founder = Michael R. Neal | defunct = {{end date and age|2013}} | location = San Francisco, California | industry = Price optimization<BR>Food industry }}
'''SignalDemand''' was a provider of price optimization software for large food manufacturers. It was founded in 2004 by Michael R. Neal and was based in San Francisco with its European headquarters in London. SignalDemand delivered solutions as a software as a service (SaaS). In 2013, the company was acquired by PROS.
Customers included major meat and food producers such as Fonterra,<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fonterra-selects-signaldemand-for-predictive-analytics-and-optimization-123744849.html | title=Fonterra Selects SignalDemand for Predictive Analytics and Optimization | publisher=PR Newswire | date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> Conagra,<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://newsroom.ibm.com/2011-11-10-IBM-SignalDemand-Team-With-ConAgra-Mills-to-Help-Customers-Adapt-to-Shifting-Market-Conditions-With-Analytics-1 | title=IBM, SignalDemand Team With ConAgra Mills to Help Customers Adapt to Shifting Market Conditions With Analytics | publisher=IBM | date=November 10, 2011}}</ref> and Hormel.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hormel-foods-extends-agreement-with-signaldemand-for-predictive-analytics-120055419.html | title=Hormel Foods Extends Agreement with SignalDemand for Predictive Analytics | publisher=PR Newswire | date=April 18, 2011}}</ref>
Investors included Interwest Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners, and Catamount Ventures.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Anthony | last=Ha | work=VentureBeat | date=April 16, 2008 | url=https://venturebeat.com/2008/04/16/price-setting-company-signaldemand-gets-20m/ | title=Price-setting Company SignalDemand Gets $20 Million}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Ben | last=Worthen | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=April 16, 2008 | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-BB-830 | title=Finding the Next Billion-Dollar Tech Company | url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | work=The New York Times | date=April 16, 2008 | url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/signaldemand-raises-20-million-in-new-round/ | title=SignalDemand Raises $20 Million in New Round}}</ref>
In December 2013, PROS acquired the company for $13.5 million.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131216006352/en/PROS-Announces-Acquisition-of-SignalDemand | title=PROS Announces Acquisition of SignalDemand | publisher=Business Wire | date=December 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/12/16/pros-aims-to-boost-its-pricing-savvy-with-13-5m-signaldemand-buy/ | title=PROS aims to boost its pricing savvy with $13.5M SignalDemand buy | first=Jordan | last=Novet | work=VentureBeat | date=December 16, 2013}}</ref>
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Category:2013 mergers and acquisitions Category:Defunct software companies of the United States Category:Manufacturing software Category:Software companies established in 2004