Apperian raises $9.5M for enterprise app management

Apperian Inc., a mobile application management company for enterprise apps, has closed a $9.5 million round of financing from venture capitalists. The Boston-based company’s cloud platform enables business to create, deploy and manage applications on Apple Inc.’s iOS and it plans to expand to Google Inc.’s Android operating system soon.
Tablet and smartphone adoption in business has brought on a series of challenges for CIOs who want to leverage the new opportunity and productivity gains while also maintaining security and control.
“iOS devices have gone from a consumer phenomenon to mainstream in the enterprise, and with that has come a tremendous demand for mobile enterprise apps. Apperian’s solution is perfectly timed to help enterprises rollout and manage all their applications across their employee base and its wide variety of smart devices,” said Matt Murphy, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers who leads the iFund. “Having built many of the apps that have led the industry, Apperian’s team is well-positioned to capitalize on this opportunity, which is already ahead of expectations and accelerating.”
In addition to KPCB, North Bridge Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, CommonAngels and LaunchCapital also joined in the round of funding.