iGuiders offers Guiders®, a guided decision platform composed of expert-created question-and-answer flows that help online visitors identify what they want and make purchase decisions. The software is used by retailers, online publishers, manufacturers, resellers and content providers to boost sales. Visitors discover Guiders via search engine results, on individual websites of large retailers or distributors, or through the Guider network. The company closed a Series A financing in mid‑2010 totaling $1M. Proceeds will be used to expand sales, marketing and customer support initiatives. iGuiders is based in Cleveland, Ohio. iGuiders is a Cleveland, Ohio-based developer of Guiders, a patent-pending online decision software that personalizes generalized search results to help users identify what they want and expedite purchases. The company completed a $700,000 financing round provided by several existing investors, including JumpStart Ventures, and several new angel investors. It will use the capital to further develop its proprietary Guiders platform and enhance its technology. iGuiders also plans to expand marketing and customer support initiatives targeted at retailers, online publishers, manufacturers, resellers and content providers. The Guiders technology aims to direct Internet users to quickly find what they are searching for and make faster purchasing decisions by making results personalized and specific. iGuiders is a Cleveland-based information technology company developing a guided decision technology, called Guider, that simplifies complicated Internet searches using question-and-answer logic. The company’s core product is the Guider technology designed to streamline search and decision workflows online. iGuiders has been working on optimizing the Guider technology while focusing on customer support initiatives. Management plans to use new funding for business development, marketing and revenue-generating activities and to pursue large strategic partnerships. Financially, iGuiders is a JumpStart Ventures portfolio company and has received multiple investment commitments from JumpStart.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jul 2010