# SignalDemand

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{{Infobox company
| name     = SignalDemand
| logo     = SignalDemand logo.svg
| fate     = Acquired by [PROS](/source/PROS_(company))
| founded  = {{start date and age|2004}}
| founder  = Michael R. Neal
| defunct  = {{end date and age|2013}}
| location = [San Francisco, California](/source/San_Francisco%2C_California)
| industry = [Price optimization](/source/Price_optimization)<BR>[Food industry](/source/Food_industry)
}}

'''SignalDemand''' was a provider of [price optimization software](/source/price_optimization_software) for large food manufacturers. It was founded in 2004 by Michael R. Neal and was based in [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco) with its European headquarters in [London](/source/London). SignalDemand delivered solutions as a [software as a service](/source/software_as_a_service) (SaaS). In 2013, the company was acquired by [PROS](/source/PROS_(company)).

Customers included major meat and food producers such as [Fonterra](/source/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](/source/PR_Newswire) | date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> [Conagra](/source/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](/source/IBM) | date=November 10, 2011}}</ref> and [Hormel](/source/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](/source/PR_Newswire) | date=April 18, 2011}}</ref>

Investors included Interwest Partners, [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](/source/Hummer_Winblad_Venture_Partners), General Catalyst Partners, and Catamount Ventures.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Anthony | last=Ha | work=[VentureBeat](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/PROS_(company)) 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](/source/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](/source/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

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