# Qualtrics

Investment Raised- $220 million

Qualtrics is a private research software company, based in Provo, Utah. The company was founded in 2002 by Scott M. Smith, Ryan Smith, Jared Smith and Stuart Orgill.

Qualtrics software enables users to do many kinds of online data collection and analysis including market research, customer satisfaction and loyalty, product and concept testing, employee evaluations and website feedback.

In 2012, the company received a $70 million investment from Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners, the largest joint investment to date by these two firms. In September of 2014, Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners returned in Series B funding, led by Insight Venture Partners worth $150 million, a record for a Utah-based company.

#Jasper Technologies

Investment Raised- $205.3 million

Jasper is an American corporation that provides a cloud-based software platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) and to help organizations launch, manage, and monetize the deployment of the Internet of Things worldwide.

Jahangir Mohammed considered as one of the early pioneers in IoT solutions, founded Jasper Technologies in 2004.  Jasper has partnered with over 120 mobile operator networks to serve IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) companies across a wide range industry including automotive, home security and automation, agriculture, wearable technology, advertising and industrial equipment.

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